KRISHNA PRATAP SINGH @ K.P v. The State of Bihar

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : For the Opposite Party/s : ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER Mr.Dewendra Narayan Singh, Advocate Ms.Indu Kumari Srivastava, APP 2 12-08-2022 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State through virtual Court proceedings. Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks from today. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Ekma P.S. Case No. 53 of 2020 registered for the offence under Sections 30(a), 38 and 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018. The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 23.03.2022. The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 25.20 litres of IMFL/country made liquor. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34989 of 2022(2) dt.12-08-2022 submitted that recovery is made from room of the house, which belongs to petitioner, which is occupied by other family members, where nothing recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. It has been submitted that investigation is complete, where charge-sheet has been submitted. Learned APP, opposes the prayer of bail. Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as recovery of illicit liquor has not been made from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner coupled with the fact that charge-sheet has been submitted, let the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Ekma P.S. Case No. 53 of 2020 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 1st Exclusive Special Judge, Excise, Saran at Chapra/concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 437(3) of the Cr.P.C. R.S.Sen/- U T (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J)