Patna High CourtCR. MISC./16309/2019bail granted

Sunil Singh @ Nakul Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2019-03-26Justice Smt. Nilu Agrawal2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16309 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-231 Year-2018 Thana- GAYA RAIL P.S. District- Gaya ====================================================== SUNIL SINGH @ NAKUL SINGH Son of Late Arvind Singh, Resident of village-Barah Dulhan, Police Station-Bikram, District-Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manish Kumar No2 For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Satyadeo Singh Yadav ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER 26-03-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 29.07.2018 in connection with Gaya Rail P.S. Case No. 231 of 2018 for offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution case, as lodged by the rail police, is that the petitioner was apprehended in the rail compartment with 8.25 litres of Indian made foreign liquor. Accordingly, a seizurelist was prepared. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he is innocent, bears no criminal history and is languishing in judicial custody for about eight months. He further submits that charge-sheet has already been submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16309 of 2019(2) dt.26-03-2019 2/2 there being no allegation of tampering with the prosecution witnesses.

However, learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances and the nature of allegations as well as the period of custody, let petitioner, above named, 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 learned Special Judge (Excise), Gaya, in connection with Gaya Rail P.S. Case No. 231 of 2018.

(Nilu Agrawal, J) Rajesh/- U T