Manoj Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.20174 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -17 Year- 2015 Thana -KOCHADHAMAN District- KISANGANJ ======================================================

1. Manoj Kumar Yadav Son of Sri Narayan Prasad Yadav resident of Village- Gaiyari Police Station- Araria, in the district of Araria .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjeet Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Renu Kumari (APP) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 03-07-2015 Heard both sides.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case under Section 290 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 47(A) of the Excise Act. About 80 cartons of foreign liquor were being found to be carried in a pick-up van bearing registration No. BR 11 S6576. Awadhesh Kumar Yadav was driver of the van. The petitioner is said to be owner of the vehicle. The petitioner is in custody since 07.03.2015 and he has already remained in jail for more than three months. The accusation is that he is owner of the vehicle in which foreign liquor was being carried away.

Considering the facts aforesaid and the nature of allegation made against the petitioner, the above named petitioner

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20174 of 2015 (3) dt.03-07-2015 2/2 is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri R. Kumar, learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st class, Kishanganj in Kochadhaman P.S. Case No. 17 of 2015. (Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) BKS/- U T