Patna High CourtCR. MISC./51346/2024bail granted

Bharat Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

2024-07-22Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51346 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-464 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Bharat Thakur, aged about 24 years, male, S/O Gauri Shankar Thakur @ Gaudi Shankar Thakur, R/O Vill- Turki Lalbanda, P.S- Bochaha, DistMuzaffarpur, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Sumit Shekhar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Dashrath Mehta, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-07-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Gopalganj Excise P.S. Case No. 464 of 2024 dated 26.05.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 30(a) and 32 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 400.320 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the dickey of the car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is driver of the said vehicle. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51346 of 2024(2) dt.22-07-2024 2/2 petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 27.05.2024

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Gopalganj in connection with Gopalganj Excise P.S. Case No. 464 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/amanU T