In a bail application, the High Court of Patna granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner, who feared arrest in a liquor-related case, upon his agreement to deposit security and meet specified bail conditions.
Enlargement on bail with a bond of Rs. 25,000 and a deposit of Rs. 3,00,000 subject to stricter surveillance conditions.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63682 of 2022
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-126 Year-2022 Thana- DUMRA District- Sitamarhi
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Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranjeet Patel Son Of Musafir Rai R/V- Manik Chowk, P.SRunnisaidpur, Dist- Sitamarhi
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sanjay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Damodar Prasad Tiwary ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER
2 09-12-2022
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and Section 414 of Indian Penal Code.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather 6115.950 liters of illicit liquor is said to have been recovered from the place of occurrence. He submits that the petitioner has been made accused in this case on the confessional statement of co-accused. He submits that the petitioner has no concern either with the seized liquor or any trade of liquor. The petitioner denied the fact that he is renter in
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the house of the co-accused Ram Sevak Singh. He further submits that petitioner has criminal antecedent as stated in para3 of the bail application.
Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs. 3,00,000.00 (Rupees Three Lakh) in the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna, bearing Account No. 1413010060836, IFSC Code: PUNB0141320, Punjab National Bank, Bar Council Branch, Patna.
Considering the facts and circumstance of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Dumra P.S. Case No. 126 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C., with further conditions:
(1) that one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to who he is related with the petitioner. He will also undertake to inform the court if there is any change in the address of the
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petitioner.
(II) that the bailor shall also stated on affidavit that he will inform the Court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature after his release in the present case and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse.
The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of the aforesaid amount in the account of Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J)
devendra/-
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail in apprehension of arrest for liquor-related offences.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranjeet Patel
The State of Bihar
Anjani Kumar Sharan
As recorded by the court registry
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