Raj Narayan Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.25576 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -19 Year- 2017 Thana -DEO District- AURANGABAD ====================================================== Raj Narayan Ram Son of Ram Rekha Ram, R/o Village- Pachoukhar, P.S.- Deo, District- Aurangabad.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umeshnand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2.

12-06-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Deo P.S. Case No. 19 of 2017 for the offences under Sections 30(d) of the Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016.

Learned counsel for the petitioner referring to the First Information Report would submit that the alleged seizure has been made from a pick-up van which is said to be driven by the present petitioner and at the time of seizure four persons including the present petitioner was found in the cabin. On interception of the said vehicle and search 25 bags of Mahua flower was seized. The allegation is that the persons who were arrested informed the police that they were involved in illegal trade of the seized goods and they were transporting it to one Vijay Sao.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25576 of 2017 (2) dt.12-06-2017 Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that in the present case co-accused Nand Kishore Gupta, Anil Yadav, Birendra Bhuiyan and Ankit Kumar have been granted regular bail in Cr. Misc. No. 26102/2017 by a coordinate Bench of this Court. The petitioner is said to be the driver of the vehicle and he is in custody since 08.03.2017. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has got clean antecedent.

Learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

However, considering the case of the petitioner and the other co-accused, as stated above, further that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in paragraph-3 and also that he is in custody for more than three months, let the petitioner, named-above, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-IV cum Special Judge, Aurangabad, in connection with Deo P.S. Case No. 19 of 2017.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J.) Rajeev/- U T