Ranjit Singh @ Soni Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23316 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-51 Year-2020 Thana- DURGAWATI District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Ranjit Singh @ Soni Singh Son of Darshan Singh, Resident of Village- House no. 383, Kharkada (Chika), P.S.- Simam, Distt- Kaithal (Haryana). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Pratima Kumari For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. M.K. Nirala ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 13-11-2020 Heard Pratima Kumari, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. M.K. Nirala, learned counsel for the State through Video Conferencing.

In this case, the petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Durgawati P.S. Case No. 51 of 2020 registered for offence punishable under section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

A truck bearing Registration No. MP-07HB-4102 was intercepted and from where 6456 litres of liquor was recovered. It was kept in a secret partition of the truck and above it gunny bags full of spoiled Muri and Kurkure were kept. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was only driver of the said truck, he was no knowledge about the said liquor, nothing has been recovered

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23316 of 2020(3) dt.13-11-2020 2/2 from his conscious possession and he is in custody since 24.02.2020 without any fault.

Looking to the quantity of liquor, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, this bail application is dismissed. However, the petitioner may renew his prayer after one year and half months of jail custody.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) Mahesh/- U T