Zafar Khan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8389 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-154 Year-2021 Thana- KUTUMBA District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Zafar Khan S/o Ikalas Hussain R/o Sirimiya Kasba, Village - Bilaspur, P.S. - Bilaspur, District - Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ravindra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Braj Kishore Pd.(APP) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in Kutumba P.S. Case No. 154 of 2021, registered for the offence punishable punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

4420.800 litres of foreign liquor has been recovered from a truck of which this petitioner was driver. It is submitted that no recovery has been made from conscious possession of this petitioner. Petitioner was simply driving the vehicle and was not aware about the nature of consignment which was being transported by the vehicle in question. Petitioner is in custody since 19.09.2021 having no criminal antecedent, as stated in para 3 of the petition.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8389 of 2022(2) dt.11-04-2022 2/2 Investigation is complete.

Considering the period of custody coupled with the fact that petitioner bears clean antecedent, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge I Excise Act, Aurangabad in connection with Kutumba P.S. Case No. 154 of 2021.

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