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Satrudhan Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC22 Aug 2024CR. MISC./54704/2024

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Regular bail; Satrudhan Kumar; Goriyakothi P.S. Case No. 163 of 2024; Siwan; S. 317(2) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023; Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act; 696.600 litres illicit foreign liquor recovered from truck; parity with co-accused bail in Cr. Misc. No. 55862 of 2024 dated 05.08.2024; custody since 05.07.2024; bail-bond Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties; Patna High Court; Justice Chandra Prakash Singh; decided 22-08-2024.

What did the court decide?

Regular bail granted: petitioner to furnish a bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court concerned, Siwan, in connection with Goriyakothi P.S. Case No. 163 of 2024. ¶23

Satrudhan Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2024) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54704 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-163 Year-2024 Thana- GORIAKOTHI District- Siwan

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Satrudhan Kumar S/O Sahdev Prasad @ Sahdev Singh R/O VillageDhanichak,PS-Masaudhi, Distt-Patna

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Alok Kumar Alok, Adv For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajendra Singh, APP

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH

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ORAL ORDER

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3 22-08-2024

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

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2 . The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Goriyakothi P.S. Case No. 163 of 2024 dated 04.07.2024 registered for the offence/s punishable u/s 317(2) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 and section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

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3 . As per the prosecution case, total 696.600 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the Truck.

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4 . Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is not the owner of the said vehicle and the same was not being driven by him at the time of the alleged

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54704 of 2024(3) dt.22-08-2024 2/2

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recovery. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. Similarly situated co-accused has already been granted bail by the co-ordinate bench of this court vide order dated 05.08.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 55862 of 2024. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has clean criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 05.07.2024.

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5 . Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

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6 . Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Siwan in connection with Goriyakothi P.S. Case No. 163 of 2024.

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7 . The application stands allowed.

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(Chandra Prakash Singh, J)

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Jyoti/-

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