Niranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1814 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-497 Year-2019 Thana- SIWAN MUFFASIL District- Siwan ====================================================== NIRANJAN KUMAR Son of Ram Balak Ojha Resident of Village - and P.O.- Rautiniya, P.S.- Karja, Distt.- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dhananjay Kumar Shahi For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Atul Chandra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL ORDER 14-01-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

Petitioner, who is in custody seeks bail in a case registered under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Amendment Excise Act, 2016. Allegation is recovery of 135.120 litres of foreign liquor from the vehicle which was being driven by the petitioner.

It has been submitted on behalf of petitioner that petitioner is driver and was not aware that illicit liquor has been kept in the vehicle. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent and is in custody since 29.12.2019.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner named above be released on bail upon

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1814 of 2020(2) dt.14-01-2020 2/2 furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned court below, in connection with Siwan Muffasil P.S. Case No. 497 of 2019 subject to the conditions that:-

(1) Bailors should be local having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the court concerned.

(2) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be represented on each and every date fixed by the court.

(3) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses of the case, in that case, prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail of the petitioner.

(4) If the petitioner is found involved in similar nature of offences, after his release on bail the trial court shall take steps to cancel his bail bond.

(S. Kumar, J) veena/- U T