Yogendra Prasad Keshari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.80137 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-163 Year-2018 Thana- BAIKUNTHPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Yogendra Prasad Keshari S/o Late Bhala Prasad Resident of village- Ghaghra, P.S.- Bokhari, District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Varma For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Ram Naresh Ray ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 15-01-2019 Heard both sides.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Baikunthpur P.S. Case No.163 of 2018 registered under Sections 30(a), 41(i) (ii) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. It is alleged that on secret information, the police searched a place. Five vehicles including the vehicle of the petitioner were intercepted and huge quantity of liquor was recovered.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is owner of one of the vehicles but he had sold the vehicle to Tata Motors Ganga Vehicles Private Limited on 31.03.2017. The occurrence took place on 04.07.2018. Tata Motors Ganga Vehicles Private Limited was plying the vehicle. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner,

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.80137 of 2018(2) dt.15-01-2019 2/2 above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail 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 Special Judge, Excise, Gopalganj in connection with Baikunthpur P.S. Case No.163 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) Saurabh/- U T