Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No. 32321 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -78 Year- 2016 Thana -RAXAUL DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ====================================================== Santosh Kumar Son of Umesh Prasad Resident of Village- Ramgadhwa, P.S.Ramgadhwa, District East Champaran .

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nityanand Tiwary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2.

19-08-2016 Heard Sri Umesh Chandra Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Nityanand Tiwary, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor.

The petitioner, who is in custody since 08-05-2016 in Raxaul P.S. Case No. 78 of 2016 registered for offence under Sections 47(A), 54, 53(b) of the Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016, has prayed for grant of bail.

It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that on an allegation of recovery of about five litres of Nepali country-made liquor, the petitioner has been arrested, whereas, Sri Tiwary, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor opposing the prayer of bail submits that when the petitioner was arrested, he had consumed liquor and he was carrying liquor.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32321 of 2016 (2) dt.19-08-2016 2/2 Be that as it may, in view of nature of accusation and period of custody, let the petitioner namely Santosh Kumar 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 learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Raxaul, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Raxaul P.S. Case No. 78 of 2016.

(Rakesh Kumar, J.) Anay U T