Jitendra Ravidas v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32671 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-65 Year-2022 Thana- SHEIKHOPUR SARAI DistrictSheikhpura ====================================================== JITENDRA RAVIDAS ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajeev Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 12-08-2022 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State through virtual Court proceedings.

Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks from today.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sheikhopur P.S. Case No. 65 of 2022 registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32671 of 2022(2) dt.12-08-2022 2/3 The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 13.05.2022.

The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 344.750 litres of IMFL/country made liquor. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is driver of the alleged vehicle where illicit liquor was recovered and moreover, nothing surfaced during course of investigation which may suggest that petitioner was under knowledge to have consignment of illicit liquor, denying thereof conscious physical possession of the petitioner. Petitioner is a man of clean antecedent. It has been submitted that investigation is complete where charge-sheet has been submitted.

Learned APP, while opposes the prayer of bail. Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as the alleged recovery of illicit liquor has not been made from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent coupled with the fact that chargesheet has been submitted, let the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Sheikhopur Sarai P.S. Case No. 65 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32671 of 2022(2) dt.12-08-2022 3/3 Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional District and Sessions Judge, 2nd Sheikhpura/concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 437(3) of Cr.P.C. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) R.S.Sen/- Ravishankar/- U T