Arvind Chaudhary @ Arvind Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21320 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-99 Year-2022 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Gaya ====================================================== ARVIND CHAUDHARY @ ARVIND KUMAR S/o Arun Kumar Chaudhary R/o village- Meerpur, P.S.- Hunterganj, District- Chatra (Jharkhand) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arvind Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Veena Rani Prasad, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 29-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual Court proceedings. Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks after complete start of the physical Court. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 56(b) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 21.02.2022, is a person with clean antecedent and charge-sheet has been submitted. Allegation is of recovery of 85 litre of liquor from a plastic bag kept in an auto.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the auto. He was

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21320 of 2022(2) dt.29-04-2022 2/2 mere a passenger and came to be implicated when the search was being made.

Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 21.02.2022, is a person with clean antecedent and chargesheet has been submitted, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Excise Case No. 99 of 2022.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T