Ravi Shankar Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.23793 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -150 Year- 2016 Thana -SONO District- JAMUI ====================================================== Ravi Shankar Kumar, son of Mundrika Prasad Sah, resident of village Singhia Buzurg Uttar Ward no. 07, P.S. Bibhutipur, District Samastipur .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mritunjay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Mustaque Alam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 19-05-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

This is an application for bail in connection with Sono P.S.Case No. 150 of 2016 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and 47, 47(A)(S) & 53 of Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016. Allegation against the petitioner is that from his vehicle 72 litres of foreign liquor have been recovered. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner was not arrested at the spot and, as a matter of fact, driver has used his vehicle for taking the liquor, as such, he is responsible for that. It has further been submitted that petitioner is a student of second semester in engineering and his examination is going to be held in August, 2017 and he is in custody for one month having clean antecedent.

Heard learned APP also.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23793 of 2017 (2) dt.19-05-2017 2/2 Having heard both sides and considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, named above, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui, in connection with Sono P.S.Case No. 150 of 2016, subject to the conditions that :- (i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be a local person having sufficient immovable properties within the jurisdiction of the concerned Court.

(ii) The petitioner will not induce any witness or tamper with the evidence.

(iii) The petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court and on the event of failure on his part to appear before the court below on two consecutive dates without showing any genuine reason, the prosecution is free to move for cancellation of his bail.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) spal/- U