Banarash Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.68073 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-286 Year-2018 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Jamui ====================================================== Banarash Mahto son of Sri Laxmi Mahto, Resident of Ganga Bishanpur, P.S. Kanti, District Muzzafarpur.

... ... 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. Navin Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 29-11-2018 The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Jamui Excise Case No. 286 of 2018, registered for offences punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Allegation is of recovery of 1200 liters liquor from a vehicle and petitioner was arrested there.

Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that he is only a driver of the said vehicle and nothing has been recovered from his conscious possession and he has no knowledge about what is loaded in his vehicle and he is having no criminal antecedents and is in judicial custody since 22.09.2018.

Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.68073 of 2018(2) dt.29-11-2018 2/2 Having heard both sides, in view of the above facts, at this stage, I am no inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. As such, this application is disposed of with a direction to the learned court below that once the charge is framed against the petitioner or petitioner completes six months in judicial custody, whichever is earlier, he shall be released by the lower court concerned for its own satisfaction.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) Sunilkumar/ Amjad/- U T