Umesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36851 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-25 Year-2021 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Rohtas ====================================================== UMESH KUMAR Son of Ram Nath Singh Resident of Village- Denari Ward No. -9, P.S.- Gorari (Karakat), District- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 24-12-2021 Heard learned counsel for the parties through video conferencing.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

As per the prosecution case, 216 litres of liquor is stated to have been recovered from the house of the petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. No incriminating article has been recovered from his possession or his house. He is in custody since 29.1.2021 and has no criminal antecedent.

Heard learned A.P.P. for the State.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36851 of 2021(2) dt.24-12-2021 2/2 Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts of the case especially the petitioner not having any criminal antecedent and having remained in custody for over 11 months, the Court directs the petitioner to be enlarged on bail in connection with Excise Case no. 25 of 2021 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/ (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge 2nd -cum-Special Judge, Excise, Rohtas at Sasaram.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Bibhash U