Sanjeev Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.17101 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -11 Year- 2017 Thana -SAHEBPUR KAMAL District- BEGUSARAI ====================================================== Sanjeev Kumar Jha, aged about 48 years, S/o Rampadarath Jha, Resident of Village- Panchbir, Hajipur, Ward No. 2, P.S.- Sahebpurkamal, DistrictBegusarai. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjit Jha, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Madan Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 07-07-2017 Heard Sri Ranjit Jha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Madan Kumar, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor. The sole petitioner, apprehending his arrest in Sahebpur Kamal P.S. Case No.11/2017 registered for the offence under Sections 419, 420, 484 and 408/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016, has prayed for grant of bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is owner of the vehicle, which was taken on hire by one Pankaj Yadav and ,thereafter, about 34 liters of Indian Make Foreign liquor was shown to be recovered, due to which the petitioner has been made accused. He submits that driver of the vehicle has already been arrested in another case.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17101 of 2017 (3) dt.07-07-2017 2/2 Considering the nature of accusation as well as the fact that the petitioner was only owner of the vehicle, let the petitioner, namely, Sanjeev Kumar Jha , in the event of his arrest or surrender within six weeks from today, 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 Sri Balendra Shukla, learned A.C.J.M. V, Begusarai in connection with Sahebpur Kamal P.S. Case No.11/2017, subject to condition as laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Rakesh Kumar, J) NKS/- U T