Patna High CourtCR. MISC./42233/2018bail granted

Hanuman Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

2018-07-13Mr. Justice Prakash Chandra Jaiswal2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.42233 of 2018 ====================================================== Hanuman Thakur, son of Nunu Thakur, Resident of village - Raghuvir Chak, Rampatti, P.S. Rajnagar, District - Madhubani. .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.

For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 13-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 272 & 273/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. 38.880 liters foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the house of the petitioner and the petitioner was apprehended.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. He has no concern with the seized liquor. He has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of his enemy. The house of the petitioner is inhabited by his several family members and he had no knowledge of keeping

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42233 of 2018 (02) dt.13-07-2018 2/2 of the said liquor in the house. Though one more case under the Excise Act case has been lodged against the petitioner but he is on bail in the said case. He has been languishing in custody since 26.05.2018.

In the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to 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 the learned 2nd Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge Excise Act, Madhubani in connection with Rajnagar P.S. Case No. 161 of 2018.

(Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) Trivedi/- U T