Ajmer Shekhawat @ Sonu @ Ajmer And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.39019 of 2017 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-147 Year-2017 Thana- LAURIYA District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.

AJMER SHEKHAWAT @ SONU @ AJMER, son of Randhir, resident of village Bahadurgadhi @ Bahadurgadh @ Bahadurganj, P.O. + P.S. Bahadurgadhi @ Bahadurgadh @ Bahadurganj, District, Jhajhar, Hariyana 2.

Ajay Shekhawat @ Ajay, son of Suresh, resident of village, Nadana @ Nindana, P.O. + PS. Mem @ Mahem, District Rohtak, Hariyana ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ratneshwar Pd.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. RAMESH CHANDRA ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN ORAL ORDER 19-08-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioners seek bail in a case registered for offences punishable under Sections 272, 273, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120(B) and 414 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30 (a), 35(a), 36, 38, 41 and 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

It is contended that, as per allegation, 1451 litres of foreign liquor were recovered from a truck. It is further contended that petitioner nos.1 is the driver and petitioner no.2 is the cleaner of the aforesaid truck. Petitioners claim that they are having clean antecedent and are in custody since

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39019 of 2017(2) dt.19-08-2017 2/2 02.06.2017.

Having regard to the facts and the circumstances of the case, the abovenamed petitioners are directed to be released on bail on their furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Special Judge, Excise, Bettiah (West Champaran in connection with Loreya P.S. Case No. 147/17 with a further condition that one of the bailors must be belonging to the State of Bihar.

Further, if the petitioners, after their release in this case, are again found to be involved in similar nature of case then the court concerned would be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of their bail bonds.

(Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J) Sanjay/- U T