Jantar Rai @ Antri Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37203 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-65 Year-2021 Thana- MEHANDIA District- Jehanabad ====================================================== 1.

JANTAR RAI @ ANTRI KUMAR SON OF LATE YOGINDRA RAI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- NAYA PANAPAR, NAVDIYARI, P.S.- AKILPUR, DISTRICT- PATNA 2.

MADANDHARI SON OF PRABHU NATH RAI @ GANDHI RAI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KHASHPUR, P.S.- MANER, DISTRICTPATNA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vijay Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Dr. Ajeet Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 27-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioners have renewed their prayer for grant of regular bail in a case registered under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

As per the prosecution case large quantity of liquor was recovered from specially made chambers inside the two trucks being driven by the two petitioners herein. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the earlier prayer for bail of the petitioners was rejected vide order dated 3.2.2022 (Annexure-1) passed in Cr. Misc. no. 46211 of 2021 giving liberty to the petitioners to renew their prayer for bail after completing one year in custody. The

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37203 of 2022(2) dt.27-07-2022 2/2 petitioners are in custody since 1.6.2021 and have no criminal antecedent.

Heard learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the liberty granted to the two petitioners in the earlier order of rejection dated 3.2.2022 together with the petitioners having remained in custody for more than 1 year since 1.6.2021 and both not having any criminal antecedents, both the petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Excise Case no. 425 of 2021 (arising out of Mahendiya P.S. Case no. 65 of 2021) on each of them furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge II - cum - Special Judge Excise, Jehanabad.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Spd/- U T