Sandeep Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.48336 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -558 Year- 2017 Thana -BETTIAH CITY DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ====================================================== Sandeep Kumar, Son of Dwarika Sah, Resident of Village- Dumri, Police Station- Yogapatti, District- West Champaran at Bettiah. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ravi Shankar Pankaj For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Braj Kishore Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 12-10-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

This is an application for bail in connection with Bettiah Town P.S.Case No. 558/2017 registered for the offences punishable under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

Allegation against the petitioner is of recovery of 413 litres of liquor from a vehicle and the petitioner was arrested at the spot alongwith other co-accused.

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner is only servant of a co-accused and he has nothing to do with the seized articles and he is in custody for two and half months having no criminal antecedent. Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides and in view of huge quantity of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.48336 of 2017 (2) dt.12-10-2017 recovery, this application is disposed of with a direction to the trial court that once charge has been framed in this case or the petitioner completes the period of three months in judicial custody, whichever is earlier, the petitioner shall be released on bail by the trial court to its satisfaction.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) Surendra/- U