Ranju Mehta @ Ranjeet Mehta And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.2488 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -51 Year- 2017 Thana -RATANPURA District- SUPAUL ======================================================

1. Ranju Mehta @ Ranjeet Mehta, Son of Parmanand Mehta,

2. Sada Nand Sada, son of Pahari Sada, Both are resident of Piprahi, P.S. Ratanpura, District- Supaul.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL ORDER 08-02-2018 Heard the counsel for the petitioners and the A.P.P. for the State.

Petitioners seek regular bail in Ratanpura P.S. Case No.51 of 2017 corresponding to S.T. (Excise) No.1003 of 2017 instituted for the offence under Sections 30(3) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

Allegation against the petitioners is of recovery of 806 bottles each containing 300 ml. of Nepali country made liquor kept in sacks on two bicycles from the possession of the petitioners.

It has been submitted by the petitioners that they have been falsely implicated in this case merely on suspicion as both petitioners have not been arrested on the spot. Petitioners have

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2488 of 2018 (3) dt.08-02-2018 2/2 clean antecedent and they are in custody since 17.11.2017. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Addl.Sessions Judge-1st - cum-Special Judge, (Excise), Supaul, in Ratanpura P.S.Case No.51 of 2017 corresponding to S.T.(Excise) No.1003 of 2017. (S. Kumar, J) AnilKrSinha/- U