Ramu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.20574 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -475 Year- 2017 Thana -LAKHISARAI District- LAKHISARAI ====================================================== Ramu Singh, S/o Brij Govind Singh, R/o Village- Rampur Jaipal, P.S.- Bochaha, District- Muzaffarpur.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Rabi Bhushan, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-05-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is languishing in custody since 23.12.2017 in a case for the offence registered under Sections 272, 273 of the I.P.C, 30(a), 32(c), 47 and 38(d) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that total 871.92 liters wine is said to have been recovered.

It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Charge sheet/prosecution report has been submitted in the present case. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20574 of 2018 (3) dt.10-05-2018 2/2 implicated in the present case. It is alleged that total 871.92 liters wine is recovered from the Pick-van in question. The petitioner is said to be the driver of the said Pick-up van. The petitioner had no knowledge regarding the nature of goods booked by the Transporter. There is no compliance of Section 100 Cr. P.C. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R/ Complaint Case. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned 2nd Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, (Excise), Lakhisarai, in connection with Lakhisarai Kabaiya P.S. Case No. 475 of 2017.

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