Vikram Kumar Rai @ Bikram Kumar Ray v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29014 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-444 Year-2020 Thana- MADHEPURA District- Madhepura ====================================================== VIKRAM KUMAR RAI @ BIKRAM KUMAR RAY S/O VINOD KUMAR RAI R/O VILLAGE KASIMPUR RAI TOLA NARIYAR WARD NO 02, P.S. AND DISTRICT-SAHARSA ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ashwani Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 06-12-2021 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
As per the prosecution case, 156.75 litres of IMFL is stated to have been recovered from the vehicle of which the petitioner is said to be the registered owner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. Even as per the FIR when the alleged recovery is said to have been made, the petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence but has been implicated in the case only for the reason of his being the registered owner
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29014 of 2021(2) dt.06-12-2021 2/2 of the vehicle. The petitioner is in custody since 8.2.2021 and has no criminal antecedent.
Heard learned APP for the State.
Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts of the case together with the petitioner not having any criminal antecedent, the Court directs the petitioner to be enlarged on bail in connection with Madhepura P.S. Case no. 444 of 2020 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge II-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Madhepura. (Partha Sarthy, J) Prakash/- U