Priya Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.28770 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -216 Year- 2018 Thana -BARACHATTI District- GAYA ======================================================

1. Priya Ranjan Kumar son of Arvind Singh @ Arvind Kumar, resident of Village- Kanauda, Police Station- Imamganj, District- Gaya. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shailesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Satyavarat Verma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 21-05-2018 Heard the parties.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Barachatti P.S. Case No.216 of 2018 for the offence punishable under Section 30(A) of the Bihar Amended Excise Act, 2016. Allegation of the prosecution is that there is recovery of 400 liters of Jharkhand liquor from an Ikon Car.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that neither the petitioner is owner of the said vehicle nor the said illicit liquor has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is stated that the petitioner is having a clean antecedent and is languishing in custody since 23.03.2018.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28770 of 2018 (3) dt.21-05-2018 2/2 petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (rupees Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court of Special Judge, Excise, Gaya in connection with Barachatti P.S. Case No.216 of 2018.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Sanjeev/- U T