Ramnath Bhagat @ Bhola Bhagat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35024 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-242 Year-2021 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== RAMNATH BHAGAT @ BHOLA BHAGAT s/o - Kapildev Bhagat Resident of village - Sakhra, P.S. Paru, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manjeet Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.AAP ====================================================== 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 Muzaffarpur Excise Case No. 242 of 2021 registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

The accused/petitioner is named in the prosecution report and is in custody since 09.06.2021.

The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35024 of 2022(2) dt.12-08-2022 2/2 recovery of 66.500 litres of IMFL/country made liquor. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that recovery of illicit liquor is made from the public place like community center, where nothing to connect the petitioner with alleged recovery of illicit liquor. It is submitted that petitioner is a man of clean antecedent. It is submitted that investigation is complete.

Learned APP, opposes the prayer of bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as recovery of illicit liquor has not been made from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Muzaffarpur Excise Case No. 242 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 learned Special Judge Excise Court no. II, Muzaffarpur/concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 437(3) of the Cr.P.C. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) R.S.Sen/- U T