Ramesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25097 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-98 Year-2022 Thana- KANTI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Ramesh Kumar, Son Of Palu Ray Resident Of Village - Ward No.- 7 Mahua Singh Ray, P.S.- Mahua, District - Vaishali At Hajipur. ... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Madan Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 20-05-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through video conferencing. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32(i),(ii), 36, 41(1) of the Excise Act.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 23.02.2022, he is a person with clean antecedent and charge-sheet has been submitted in this case.

Allegation is recovery of 2700 litre of liquor from a truck.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not arrested from the spot and came to be implicated based on confessional statement of co-accused

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25097 of 2022(2) dt.20-05-2022 2/2 Rakesh Kumar Rai. Petitioner is neither the owner, nor the driver of the truck.

Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application.

Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody, he is a person with clean antecedent, charge-sheet has been submitted in this case and was not arrested from the spot and petitioner is neither the owner, nor the driver of the truck, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Kanti P. S. Case No.98 of 2022. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T