Patna High CourtCR. MISC./16153/2019bail granted

Afroj Khan v. The State Of Bihar

2019-06-17Mr. Justice Vinod Kumar Sinha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16153 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-212 Year-2018 Thana- NOKHA District- Rohtas ====================================================== AFROJ KHAN, Son of Gulam Rasul Khan, Resident of Village- Koath Koidih, Police Station- Koath, District - Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajani Kant Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nityanand ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 17-06-2019 Petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in connection with Nokha P.S. Case No. 212 of 2018 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Allegation is of recovery of 1209.6 litres of liquor from the Tata Magik vehicle and petitioner was arrested at the spot.

Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that he is driver of the vehicle and he has nothing to do with the seized article and owner of the vehicle has been granted privilege of anticipatory bail vide order dated 5.11.2018 in Cr.Misc.No. 67484 of 2018 and petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Heard learned APP also.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16153 of 2019(4) dt.17-06-2019 2/2 In view of above facts and circumstances, let petitioner, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from the receipt of this order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional District and Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Rohtas at Sasaram, in connection with Nokha P.S. Case No. 212 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. and further condition is that one of the bailors of the petitioner shall be a local person having sufficient immoveable property within the jurisdiction of the court concerned. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) spal/- U T