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Saroj Singh v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC6 Jan 2023CR. MISC./70994/2022

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What is this about?

The Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a case under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. The court allowed bail upon surrender within six weeks, subject to furnishing a bond and deposit in the PM Cares Fund.

What did the court decide?

Anticipatory bail granted upon surrender within six weeks, subject to a bond of Rs. 25,000, two sureties, and a deposit of Rs. 20,000 in the PM Cares Fund.

Saroj Singh Vs The State of Bihar — Bail and Remand | Patna HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70994 of 2022

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-61 Year-2022 Thana- BUXAR INDUSTRIAL District- Buxar

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SAROJ SINGH S/o Biresh Singh @ Viresh Singh R/v- Majharia, P.S.- Buxar (Industrial), District- Buxar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sanjay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Pradeep Narain Kumar ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER

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2 06-01-2023

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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APP for the State through virtual court proceedings.

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The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

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18.39 litres of foreign liquor has been recovered from the house of co-accused, Bhrigu Mallah. The petitioner is said to have fled away from the place of occurrence.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is submitted that the petitioner has got one criminal antecedent of similar nature as stated in paragraph-3 of the bail application. It is further submitted that nearby people disclosed the name of the petitioner. It is lastly submitted that

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70994 of 2022(2) dt.06-01-2023 2/3

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there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner.

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Petitioner is agree to deposit a sum of Rs. 20,000/(rupees twenty thousand) in the P.M. Cares Fund, bearing Account No.2121PM20202, IFSC Code: SBIN 0000691, SWIFT Code: SBININBB104, State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch, UPI ID: pmcares@sbi.

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Taking into consideration the fact that there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner, let petitioner, above named, 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 learned Special Excise Court No.1, Buxar in connection with Buxar Industrial Area P.S. Case No.61 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as well as subject to the further conditions that:

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(i) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife.

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(ii) The petitioner shall not indulge himself in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70994 of 2022(2) dt.06-01-2023 3/3

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The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by

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the learned court below on showing receipt of deposit of the

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aforesaid amount in the PM Cares Fund.

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(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J)

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S.KUMAR/-

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Saroj Singh v. The State of Bihar

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