Surendra Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18315 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2023 Thana- SITAMARHI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Surendra Choudhary S/O- Late Binda Choudhary Village- Gaushala Chowk Ps Dist- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Amitesh 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 Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act. There is recovery of 77.10 litres of illicit country made liquor from the hut 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 petitioner has no concern either with the place of seizure

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18315 of 2023(2) dt.12-05-2023 2/2 or the illicit liquor. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 04.01.2023. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

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, Exclusive Special Excise Court-II, Sitamarhi in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 10 of 2023. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Shageer/- U T