Patna High CourtCR. MISC./10412/2022bail granted

Raju Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2022-04-22Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10412 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-288 Year-2021 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.

RAJU SINGH S/O LATE KAPILDEV SINGH R/O VILLAGE- HUNDUR, P.S.- PITHAURIYA, DISTRICT- RANCHI (JHARKHAND) 2.

SABUR KARMALI S/O LATE NATHU KARMALI R/O VILLAGEHUNDUR, P.S.- PITHAURIYA, DISTRICT- RANCH (JHARKHAND) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sudhir Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Aslam Ansari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

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

As per the prosecution case, 816 liters of foreign liquor has been recovered from a pick up van of which petitioner No.1 was driver and petitioner No.2 was co-driver. 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.10412 of 2022(2) dt.22-04-2022 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 owner of the vehicle in question. Petitioners claim clean antecedent are in custody since 19.10.2021 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 Exclusive Excise Judge-3, Gaya in connection with Excise case No.288/2021.

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