Rohtas v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42029 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-216 Year-2019 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali ====================================================== ROHTAS Son of Rishilal Resident of Village - Khurga, P.s and P.O. - Jind, Dist.- Harayana, Haryana.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bela Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 12-07-2019 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in Mahua P.S. Case No. 216/2019, instituted for offences under Section(s) 414 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 30(A) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

It is alleged in the written report that on receiving secret information that a truck was coming from Haryana, loaded with illicit liquor, the police party reached at the place of occurrence and arrested this petitioner, who introduced himself as owner and driver of truck. On search, 4364.64 litres of illicit liquor were recovered from the aforesaid truck. Keeping in view the recovery of huge quantity of illicit liquor from the alleged truck, of which petitioner was

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42029 of 2019(2) dt.12-07-2019 2/2 owner, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, prayer for bail of petitioner is rejected. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial. Petitioner is given liberty to renew prayer for bail after six months in the event no substantive progress is made in trial.

(Sanjay Priya, J) rakhi/- U T