Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8130 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-399 Year-2021 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali ====================================================== SONU KUMAR S/o Rajdeo Rai @ Rajdeo Ray R/o village- Jagdishpur, P.S.- Vaishali, O.P. Belsar, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Alok Kumar Alok For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Suresh Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 / 120(B), 272, 273 of the I.P.C. and Sections 30(a), 32(II), 36, 41(1) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

Total 3984 liters & 390 ml. of illicit foreign liquor has been recovered from a truck and one Tata pick-up van and this petitioner was arrested on spot.

It is submitted on behalf of petitioner that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner. Petitioner is neither owner nor driver the alleged vehicles in question. Petitioner claims clean antecedent and he is in custody since 14.10.2021.

Considering the nature of allegation, clean antecedent

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8130 of 2022(2) dt.11-04-2022 2/2 and period of custody, the bail petition of petitioner is allowed. Let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Act, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Vaishali P.S. Case No. 399 of 2021.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay/- U T