Ajay Kumar And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14131 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-353 Year-2018 Thana- BASANTPUR District- Siwan ====================================================== 1.

AJAY KUMAR, son of Satyabir Singh, Resident of Village - Sahubas, P.S.- Chairakhi Dadri, District - Dadri (Haryana), 2.

Jai Prakash, Son of Mahendra @ Mahendra Singh, Resident of Village - Siwana, P.S.- Beri, District - Jhajhar (Haryana) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sachida Nand Rai, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Veena Rani Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 2/ 07-03-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

Petitioners seek bail in Basantpur P.S. Case No.353 of 2018 instituted for the offence under Section(s) 272, 273, 308/34 Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(A), 41(i) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 pending in the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge 2nd cum Special Judge, Excise, Siwan.

It is alleged that total 779.76 litres foreign liquor has been recovered from the dickey of the bus. Petitioners are Driver and Khalasi of the bus. They could not produce any valid paper with regard to aforesaid foreign liquor.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14131 of 2019(2) dt.07-03-2019 2/2 Keeping in view the recovery of huge quantity of liquor, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail.

Prayer of the petitioners for grant of bail is rejected at this stage.

The trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and make all efforts to conclude the same as early as possible, preferably, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

Liberty is given to the petitioners to renew their prayer for bail after six months, if no substantive progress is made in the trial.

(Sanjay Priya, J) J. Alam/- U T