Ashok Kumar Chaudhary @ Ashok Kumar Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21799 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-28 Year-2020 Thana- JANDAHA District- Vaishali ====================================================== ASHOK KUMAR CHAUDHARY @ ASHOK KUMAR CHOUDHARY S/O Madan Chaudhary R/O Village - Pirapur, P.S. - Jandaha, District- Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs.Rina Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-07-2020 Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by way of Virtual Court proceeding.

The matter has been listed under the heading 'For Orders' under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice. Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defects, as pointed out by the Office, within a period of four weeks from the date of lifting of the lockdown in the State of Bihar. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Prosecution case, in short, is that 661.5 liters wine is recovered.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21799 of 2020(2) dt.07-07-2020 2/2 petitioner is in custody since 5.3.2020 and has got no criminal antecedent. Charge-sheet/prosecution report has been submitted in this case. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. It is alleged that 661.5 liters wine is recovered from the hut in question. There is no compliance of Section 100 Cr.P.C.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R/complaint case.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the lockdown, the petitioner above named, is directed to be released on bail on his personal bond to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge -II-cum- Excise Court, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Jandaha P.S. Case No. 28/2020. Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of four weeks to the satisfaction of the Court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case. (Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T