Navin Gupta @ Rinku Gupta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.47867 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -118 Year- 2017 Thana -KHAZANIHAT District- PURNIA ====================================================== Navin Gupta @ Rinku Gupta S/o Gopal Prasad Gupta, R/o Madhubani Bazar, P.S.- K.Hat, District- Purnea.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Nityanand Tiwary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 08-11-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

Earlier prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by order dated 17-05-2017 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 21719 of 2017. The liberty was given to the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail after six months if no substantive progress is made in the trial.

It has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 09-03-2017. No specific progress has been made in the trial. It has been submitted that no substantive progress has been made in the trial.

From thue written report itself, it appears that the alleged 108 litres of liquor has been recovered from the Gali of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.47867 of 2017 (2) dt.08-11-2017 2/2 ancestral house of the petitioner, covered by bricks. In paragraph-3 of the petition, it has been mentioned that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Therefore, keeping in view the period, spent by this petitioner in custody and the fact that no substantial progress has been made till date in the court below, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with K. Hat (Sahayak) P.S. Case No. 118 of 2017 to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Excise Act, Purnea subject to condition that both the bailors should be close relative of the petitioner with further condition that he will not make attempt to tamper with the evidence and will appear in the court on each and every date. (Sanjay Priya, J) A.K.V./- U T