Pintu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.43434 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -91 Year- 2016 Thana -SONO District- JAMUI ====================================================== Pintu Kumar son of Jagannath Rao, resident of Village- Mallaypur, P.S. Mallaypur, District- Jamui.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Satya Prakash Parasar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Bharat Bhushan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 06-10-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

In this case, the petitioner is seeking bail in connection with Sono P.S. Case No. 91 of 2016 registered for offences under sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 47 (A)(F) of the Bihar Amendment Excise Act, 2016. As per allegation made in the First Information Report, huge quantities of liquor have been recovered from the truck which was carrying plastic pipes. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is neither driver nor owner of the truck but he has taken lift from the driver of the truck. The petitioner is in custody since 11.7.2016.

Looking to the facts and circumstances of the case,

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43434 of 2016 (2) dt.06-10-2016 let the petitioner, namely, Pintu Kumar, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, 1st, Jamui in connection with Sono P.S. Case No. 91 of 2016.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) Rishi/- U T