Dharmendra Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14261 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1 Year-2020 Thana- BAIKUNTHPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== DHARMENDRA SINGH Son of Dharmdeo Singh Resident of VillageRamgarh, P.S.- Baikunthpur, District- Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Arbind Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Bilash Roy Raman ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 04-03-2020 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner, who is in custody since 07.01.2020, seeks bail in connection with Baikunthpur P. S. Case No. 01 of 2020 dated 06.01.2020 instituted for the offence under 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

It appears that 299.34 litres of liquor has been recovered from a house with asbestos roof situated close to the house of one Kundan Singh. The petitioner, though is alleged to have run away from the place of occurrence at the time of raid, but the fact of the matter

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14261 of 2020(2) dt.04-03-2020 2/2 is that the petitioner is only a co-villager and merely because of his being a villager and an associate of Kundan Singh, he has been named in the F.I.R. Regard being had to the nature of accusation against the petitioner, period of custody and clean antecedents, he is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions JudgeII-cum-Special Judge, Excise Act, Gopalganj in connection with Baikunthpur P. S. Case No. 01 of 2020. The application stands allowed.

(Ashutosh Kumar, J) skm/- U