Najir @ Najeer @ Najeer Khan @ Md. Nazir v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29820 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-418 Year-2019 Thana- MOTIPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Najir @ Najeer @ Najeer Khan @ Md. Nazir Son of Md. Sulekhan @ Sulekhan @ Sul Khan Resident of Givan Gadh, Gali No. -7, P.S. - Koarsi, District - Aligarh (U.P.).

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anuj Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Braj Kishore Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-03-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner has renewed his prayer for bail in connection with Motipur P.S. Case No. 418 of 2019 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 419 and 420 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(a) and 41(1)

(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

The prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected by this Court vide order dated 13.05.2020. According to the prosecution case, the police intercepted one Tata 407 vehicle bearing UP registration number at Nariyar Nawada NH-28 and, on search, 1866.90 liters of illicit foreign liquor was recovered.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29820 of 2020(2) dt.10-03-2021 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 23.09.2019 and there is no likelihood of the trial to be concluded in near future. Considering the professional nature of the crime and the involvement of the petitioner in transporting the illicit liquor, I am not inclined to grant him bail. The prayer for bail is rejected once again.

The Sub Judge (Excise), Muzaffarpur is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same, as early as possible, preferably within six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of the order.

In case, the trial is not concluded within the stipulated period, the petitioner would be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) rohit/- U T