Ranjit Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23570 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-64 Year-2020 Thana- MUZAFFARPUR SADAR DistrictMuzaffarpur ====================================================== RANJIT SINGH Son of Harbans Singh Resident of Village and P.S. - Mirgunj, District - Bareli (Bareilly), Uttar Pradesh. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Navendu Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 14-09-2020 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, through video conferencing.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Sadar Police Station Case No. 64 of 2020, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 272/273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The allegation against the petitioner is that the police, on the basis of secret information, intercepted two trucks and recovered a total quantity of 4698 litres of illicit liquor. From the truck, bearing Registration no. UT 06CA 7511, which the petitioner was driving, a total quantity of 2359 litres of illicit

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23570 of 2020(2) dt.14-09-2020 2/3 liquor has been recovered Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not committed any offence in the manner alleged and the petitioner is the driver of the truck in question and he is not the owner of the truck. He further submits that the goods were being carried out for delivery at Muzaffarpur on the truck, which was being driven by the petitioner and the petitioner was not aware about the illicit liquor being kept in the truck by the transporter/owner of the truck. He further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 03.02.2020 After having heard learned Counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the materials on record and the fact that the petitioner, who is the driver, is in custody since 03.02.2020, I am inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. This application is allowed.

Accordingly, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail, upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise, Muzaffarpur, in connection with Sadar Police Station Case No. 64 of 2020, subject to the condition that one of the bailors must be a resident of Muzaffarpur district.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23570 of 2020(2) dt.14-09-2020 3/3 It is made clear that at the time of furnishing bail bonds, all the parties shall follow the guidelines regarding lockdown and social distancing.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J.) Prabhakar Anand/- U √ T √