Md. Firoj Ansari @ Firoj Ansari v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11959 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-571 Year-2021 Thana- SAKRA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Md. Firoj Ansari @ Firoj Ansari S/o Md. Kayum Ansari @ Md. Kayum R/o village- Lachhuraidih, P.S.- Tundi, District- Dhanbad (Jharkhand) ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Hari Kishore Thakur For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Rajendra Prasad Nat ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
The petitioner seeks bail in Sakra P.S. Case No. 571 of 2021, registered for the offence punishable punishable under Section 420 and other allied sections of the Indian Penal Code and section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. 690 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 and has got no concern with the seized liquor. Petitioner is in custody since 19.11.2021 having no criminal antecedent, as stated in para 3 of the petition. Investigation is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11959 of 2022(2) dt.29-04-2022 2/2 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 Excise Court No. 1, Muzaffarpur in connection with Sakra P.S. Case No. 571 of 2021.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) vinita/- U T