Ashish Kewat @ Ramashish Kewat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39030 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-316 Year-2023 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== ASHISH KEWAT @ RAMASHISH KEWAT, Son of Late Rajo Kewat Resident of village - Charokhara Ward No.- 18, P.S.- Lakhisarai, District - Lakhisarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shrinath Manjhi,Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mohammad Sufyan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-07-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks on resumption of physical mode. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Utpad thana P.S. Case No. 316C2 of 2023 dated 28.03.2023 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) and 30(c) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. As per the prosecution case, total 155 litres of chulai liquor and 500 kg of Mahua Jawa were recovered under the field. It is further stated that the petitioner and the co-accused persons were manufacturing liquor and selling the same.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39030 of 2023(2) dt.05-07-2023 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. He has further submitted that the petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner is also accused in four other criminal cases and he is on bail in all the cases as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 28.03.2023.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of bail petition of the petitioner.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Lakhisarai in connection with Utpad thana P.S. Case No. 316C2 of 2023.

The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T