Patna High CourtCR. MISC./7840/2022bail granted

Monu Kumar Verma v. The State Of Bihar

2022-04-08Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7840 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-311 Year-2021 Thana- SABAUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== 1.

MONU KUMAR VERMA SON OF GULAB KRISHNA VERMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- DEVDAR, P.S. DHORAIYA, DISTRICTBANKA 2.

NAND KISHORE KUSHWAHA SON OF ARJUN MANDAL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- DEVDAR, P.S. DHORAIYA, DISTRICT- BANKA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajive Ranjan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Suresh Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

Petitioners seek regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

As per the prosecution case, 64.500 liters of foreign liquor has been recovered from a Maruti car of which petitioner No.1 was driver and petitioner No.2 was cleaner. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners and they are no way

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7840 of 2022(2) dt.08-04-2022 2/2 concerned with the alleged recovery. Petitioners were not aware of the nature of consignment transported by the vehicle and they were only following the instructions of the owner of the vehicle. Petitioners claim clean antecedent are in custody since 05.01.2022 and 07.12.2021 respectively and investigation in this case is complete.

Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

Considering the facts of the case and the period of custody of the petitioners, let the petitioners, above named, 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 Special Judge, Excise Act, Court No.2, Bhagalpur in connection with Sabour (Goradih) PS case No.311/2021. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) BKS/- U T