Ranjeet Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40444 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-64 Year-2019 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Gopalganj ====================================================== 1.

Ranjeet Singh, aged about 30 years, Gender-Male, S/o Shyam Lal, R/o village- Mandi Govindgarh, P.S.- Govindgarh, District- Fatehgarh (Punjab). 2.

Harjendra Singh, aged about 32 years, Gender-Male, S/o Roshan Lal @ Roshan Singh, R/o village- Mandi Govindgarh, P.S.- Govindgarh, DistrictFatehgarh (Punjab). ... ... Petitioners

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

For the Petitioners :

Mr.Bijay Prakash Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party :

Mr.Amitesh Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-07-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioners are languishing in custody since 05.03.2019 in a case for the offence registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The prosecution story, in brief, is that total 1350 liters wine is said to have been recovered.

It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners have 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 petitioners. The petitioners have

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40444 of 2019(2) dt.02-07-2019 2/2 falsely been implicated in the present case. It is alleged that total 1350 liters wine is recovered from the Truck in question. The petitioners are the Driver and Khalasi of the Truck in question. They 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 petitioners are named in the F.I.R/ Complaint Case. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Gopalganj, in connection with Excise Case No. 64 of 2019. (Sudhir Singh, J) U.K./- U T