Jagdish Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18877 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-112 Year-2022 Thana- KALER District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Jagdish Singh S/O Mahaveer Singh @ Mahaveer R/O Village- Mukta Prasad, P.S- Nayasher, Distt.- Bikaner (RAJASTHAN) At Preent R/O- Redma Chowk, Daltenganj, P.S- Daltenganj, Distt.- Palamu (JHARKHAND). ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Dheeraj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Binod Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 17-05-2023 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 Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act. There is recovery of 799.92 litres of illicit Indian made foreign liquor from a pick-up van. 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.18877 of 2023(2) dt.17-05-2023 2/2 petitioner has no concern either with the seized vehicle or the illicit liquor. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 14.12.2022. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent.
The petitioner is directed to deposit a sum of Rs. 20,000/-(Rupees Twenty Thousands) in the District Legal Services Authority, Jehanabad.
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-II, Excise, Jehanabad in connection with Kaler P.S. Case No. 112 of 2022.
(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Shageer/- U T