Krishna Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51729 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-159 Year-2021 Thana- MOHAMMADPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== 1.

KRISHNA YADAV S/o SRI GOVIND YADAV R/o VILLAGEGALIMPUR, P.S-BISHAMBHARPUR, DISTRICT-GOPALGANJ. 2.

RANJAN KUMAR SINGH S/o SRI SWAMINATH SINGH R/o VILLAGEGALIMPUR, P.S-BISHAMBHARPUR, DISTRICT-GOPALGANJ. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pradeep Narain Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 24-02-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. As per the prosecution case, 178.8 litres of liquor was recovered from the Scorpio and 349.2 litres of liquor was recovered from Brezza vehicle. The petitioners were taken into custody from the above two vehicles.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the case. They were merely passengers in the said vehicle. They have no concern with the seized liquor nor with the vehicles in question.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51729 of 2021(2) dt.24-02-2022 2/2 The petitioners are in custody since 3.8.2021 and have no criminal antecedent.

Heard learned A.P.P. for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts of the case specially the petitioners not having any criminal antecedent and having remained in custody for more than 6 months, the petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Mohammadpur P.S. Case no. 159 of 2021 on each of them furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge II - cum - Special Judge, Excise, Gopalganj.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Spd/- U T