Patna High CourtCR. MISC./39725/2017bail granted

Guddu Singh @ Shambhu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2017-08-19Mr. Justice Rakesh Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.39725 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -303 Year- 2017 Thana -ARA NAGAR District- BHOJPUR ====================================================== Guddu Singh @ Shambhu Singh S/o Raj Kumar Singh, Resident of Vill. - Jamira, P.S. - Ara Muffasil, Distt. Bhojpur.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Navin Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 19-08-2017 Heard Sri Navin Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Chandra Bhushan Prasad, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor.

The sole petitioner, who is in custody since 04-06-2017 in Ex. Case No. 1547 of 2017, arising out of Ara Town P.S. Case No. 303 of 2017 registered for offence under Sections 30(a) and 56 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, has prayed for grant of bail.

At the very outset, it was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that driver of the vehicle, from whose possession huge quantity of Indian make foreign liquor was recovered, has already been granted bail, vide Cr. Misc. No. 38701 of 2017. Learned counsel for the petitioner, by way of referring to statement made in paragraph - 3 of the petition, submits that

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39725 of 2017 (2) dt.19-08-2017 2/2 petitioner is having clean antecedent.

Considering the nature of accusation, clean antecedent as well as the fact that one of the co-accused has been granted bail, there is no reason to further detain the petitioner. Let the petitioner namely Guddu Singh @ Shambhu Singh 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 4th Additional Sessions Judge, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Ex. Case 1547 of 2017, arising out of Ara Town P.S. Case No. 303 of 2017.

(Rakesh Kumar, J.) Anay U T