Patna High CourtCR. MISC./1522/2018bail granted

Sate @ Sato @ Satyendra Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

2018-01-24Mr. Justice Prakash Chandra Jaiswal2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.1522 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -663 Year- 2017 Thana -HILSA District- NALANDA (BIHARSHARIFF) ======================================================

1. Sate @ Sato @ Satyendra Choudhary, Son of Late Etwari Choudhary Resident of Yogipur, P.S.- Hilsa, District- Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Uday Prasad For the Opposite Party/s : Smt. Asha Devi ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 24-01-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in Hilsa P.S. Case No. 663 of 2017 registered under Section 30 (a) and 30 (d) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

4 liters of country made liquor and some utensils meant for brewing the liquor has been recovered from the house of the petitioner.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. The house in question is not in exclusive possession of the petitioner rather

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1522 of 2018 (02) dt.24-01-2018 2/ 2 inhabited by several persons. Petitioner has no concern with the seized articles or with brewing of the liquor. He has been falsely implicated in this case by the police. He has no criminal antecedent. The petitioner has been languishing in custody since 08.11.2017.

In the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.D.J.-VI-cumSpecial Judge Excise, Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with Hilsa P.S. Case No.663 of 2017.

(Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) Trivedi/- U T