Navnit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.71262 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-354 Year-2018 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Purnia ====================================================== Navnit Kumar, Son of Anil Kumar, Resident of Village- Hardidurga Sthan, P.S.- Supaul, District- Supaul.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Paras Nath For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Nirmal Kumar Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 03-12-2018 Heard the parties.

Petitioner seeks bail in Excise Case No.C-1-354/18 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

Accusation is that in course of checking while one Tata Max Sumo was intercepted by the Excise Officials of the State Government, driver of the vehicle Vikas Kumar succeeded in fleeing away but the petitioner Navnit Kumar was found sitting and on search 81 litres foreign liquor kept in cartuns in different bottles was recovered from the vehicle. Submission made on behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner boarded on the vehicle in the way and he had no knowledge about the liquor. He is in jail

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.71262 of 2018(22) dt.03-12-2018 2/2 custody since 27.09.2018 having no criminal antecedent. Learned A.P.P. opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judg-II-cum Special Judge Excise, Purnea, in Excise Case No.C-1-354 of 2018.

(Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J) aks/- U