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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./16336/2018bail granted

Avinash Kumar And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

2018-03-21Mr. Justice Prakash Chandra Jaiswal2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.16336 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -226 Year- 2017 Thana -BEUR District- PATNA ======================================================

1. Avinash Kumar, S/o Late Ram Swarth Gupta,

2. Rauki Kumar, S/o Chitranjan Gandhi @ Gandhi Prasad, Both are resident of Village- Sipara, P.S.- Beur, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioners.

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Nafisuzzoha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Aditya Narayan Singh 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 21-03-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners seek bail in Beur P.S. Case No.226 of 2017 (Special Case No.6174/2017) registered under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. 189 liters of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the car and two out of four persons who were standing near the car managed to escape but on chase two persons were apprehended who disclosed the name of the petitioners as their fleeing accomplices.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16336 of 2018 (02) dt.21-03-2018 2/ 2 conscious physical possession of the petitioners. They have been falsely implicated in this case. They have no concern either with the seized liquor or with the aforesaid car. There is nothing on record indicating the complicity of the petitioners in the occurrence barring the disclosure made by the apprehended accused. Though one criminal case is pending against petitioner no.1 but he is on bail in the said case while petitioner no.2 has no criminal antecedent. They have been languishing in custody since 10.01.2018.

In the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge Excise Act, Patna in connection with Beur P.S. Case No.226 of 2017 (Special Case No.6174/ 2017).

(Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) Trivedi/- U T