Vikash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16521 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-521 Year-2022 Thana- RAJAON District- Banka ====================================================== VIKASH KUMAR Son of Sri Lal Mandal R/v- Navada, P.S.- Kharik, District- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Praveen Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-05-2023
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Rajoun (Nawada Bazar) P.S. Case No. 521 of 2022, dated 09.11.2022 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. The main submissions advanced by petitioner's counsel are that the instant matter relates to the recovery of 101.25 litres of illicit foreign liquor and the same is stated to have been recovered from a jugar vehicle but the petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the alleged vehicle and he was arrested on the basis of suspicion and he has been languishing in jail since 10.11.2022 having fair and clean antecedent and against him the investigation has been
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16521 of 2023(2) dt.08-05-2023 2/2 completed.
4. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail.
5. Considering the above submissions and mainly petitioner's fair and clean antecedent, his custody period and completion of investigation against him, in my opinion it is a fit case for bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, let the petitioner named-above 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 concerned Court in connection with Rajoun (Nawada Bazar) P.S. Case No. 521 of 2022. (Shailendra Singh, J.) maynaz/- U T