Shekhar Rai @ Chandra Shekhar Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18444 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-99 Year-2021 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Samastipur ====================================================== Shekhar Rai @ Chandra Shekhar Rai S/O Harish Chandra Rai @ Hari Chandra Rai Resident Of Village- Mohamadpur Deopar, P.S.- Pusa, DistrictSamastipur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kumari Vandana For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Lalan Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 12-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is languishing in custody in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act. There is recovery of 74.415 litres of Indian made Foreign liquor from the house of the petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18444 of 2023(2) dt.12-05-2023 2/2 recovery has been made from the joint family house. The petitioner has no concern with the seized illicit liquor. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 03.12.2022.

Considering the facts aforesaid and the period under custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousands) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, ExciseII, Samastipur in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 99 of 2021.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Shageer/- U T