Mohit Jaiswal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.23047 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -86 Year- 2018 Thana -BAGHA DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ====================================================== Mohit Jaiswal son of Sri Surendra Jaiswal resident of Village - Kailash Nagar, Bagha, P.S. - Bagha (Pathakkhauli), District - West Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Uday Pratap Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 27-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

20.200 litres of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from the premises of the petitioner and the petitioner was apprehended.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. He has no concern with the seized liquor. The house of the petitioner is inhabited by

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23047 of 2018 (2) dt.27-04-2018 2/2 several family members and he had no knowledge of keeping of the said liquor at the aforesaid place. He has no criminal antecedent. He has been languishing in custody since 01.03.2018. Considering the facts aforesaid, the above named petitioner 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, West Champaran, Bettiah in connection with Bagaha (Pathakhauli) P.S. Case No. 86 of 2018.

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