Ram Swaroop Poddar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No. 45720 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -54 Year- 2016 Thana -BASNAHI District- SAHARSA ====================================================== Ram Swaroop Poddar son of Jagdish Poddar, Resident of village - Atalaha, Police Station - Basnahi, District - Saharsa. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Md. Harun Quareshi For the Opposite Party/s : Smt. Sharda Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2.

22-10-2016 Heard Md. Harun Quareshi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. Sharda Kumari, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor.

The sole petitioner, who is in custody in Basnahi P.S. Case No. 54 of 2016 registered for offence under Sections 47 & 57 of the Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016, has prayed for grant of bail.

It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has falsely been made accused on allegation of recovery of about 31 litres of Mahua liquor.

Learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, opposing the prayer for bail, submits that in the year 2011 also the petitioner was made accused for the offence under the Excise Act. Keeping in view nature of accusation, let the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.45720 of 2016 (2) dt.22-10-2016 2/2 petitioner namely Ram Swaroop Poddar 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa in connection with Basnahi P.S. Case No. 54 of 2016.

(Rakesh Kumar, J.) Anay U T