Munna Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32111 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-75 Year-2020 Thana- TARARI District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Munna Sah son of Pragas Sah, resident of Village - Dhangawan, Police Station - Tarari, District- Bhojpur.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Anil Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-12-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State via video conferencing.

2.

The petitioner has filed the present application under Sections 439 and 440 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for grant of bail in connection with Tarari P.S. Case No.75 of 2020 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3.

Considering the nature of the offence, the alleged recovery of about 80 litres illicit liquor by the police party for which five persons including the petitioner have been named in the first information report and the period of over six months undergone by the petitioner in custody, he is directed to

2/3 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 learned 4th Additional Sessions Judge-cumSpecial Judge, Excise, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Excise Case No.671 of 2020 arising out of Tarari P.S. Case No.75 of 2020.

4.

Since the court proceedings are being conducted through virtual mode and normal court functioning has not been restored till date, it is considered appropriate to adopt the following procedure for communication of the present order:- (i) The order, which has been dictated during the course of proceeding of the virtual court, shall be communicated to me on my e-mail by the Senior Secretary.

(ii) The corrected copy of the order shall be transmitted by me from my e-mail id to the Senior Secretary, which shall be treated to be an authentic copy of the order passed by this Court in the present proceeding.

(iii) Hard copy of the order duly signed by me shall be preserved in my residential office for

3/3 documentation and future use, if any.

(iv) Let steps be taken by the Senior Secretary/registry for up-loading of the present order without compromising with the norms of social distancing.

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