Karam Singh @ Karan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38038 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-59 Year-2019 Thana- KUSHESHWARASTHAN DistrictDarbhanga ====================================================== 1.

KARAM SINGH @ KARAN SINGH Son of Chandan Singh Resident of Village - Sahjad, P.S.- Ramdas, Dist.- Amritsar, Punjab 2.

Balwan @ Balman Son of Deepchandra @ Deep Chand, Resident of Village - Sikandarpur, P.S.- Gohana, Dist.- Sonipat (Haryana). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bhubneshwar Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Mushtaque Alam ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 16-08-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

Petitioners seek bail in Kusheshwar Asthan P.S. Case No. 59/2019, instituted for the offence under Section(s) 30(a), 38(1), 41(1) and 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. It is alleged in the written report that on getting secret information that one truck loaded with Bhusa and wine has gone towards Sultanpur, police party reached at the place of occurrence and intercepted the truck bearing Registration No. HR 69 8397. Seeing the police party, five persons started running away leaving the truck, but on chase four persons were apprehended including the petitioners. On search of the truck,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38038 of 2019(3) dt.16-08-2019 2/2 total 2664 litres of foreign liquor was recovered. Petitioners are said to be driver and Khalasi of the truck.

From the seizure-list it appears that recovery of alleged illicit liquor has been made from aforesaid truck. Considering the recovery of huge quantity of illicit liquor from the truck, of which petitioners were driver and Khalasi, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, prayer for bail of petitioners is rejected. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial. Petitioners are given liberty to renew prayer for bail after six months in the event no substantial progress is made in trial.

(Sanjay Priya, J) rakhi/- U T