Patna High CourtCR. MISC./58385/2021bail granted

Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

2022-01-07Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58385 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-236 Year-2021 Thana- RAFIGANJ District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Kumar Yadav S/o- Late Ramashray Yadav Resident of Village- Kharkhura Durgasthan, P.S.- Delha, District- Gaya, At present R/oVillage- Senichak Jhakariya, Tola, Tulsi Bigha, P.S.- Gurua, District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bhaskar Shankar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 07-01-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Damodar Prasad Tiwary, learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual court proceedings.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Rafiganj P.S. Case No. 236 of 2021 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 18.08.2021, is a person with clean antecedent and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that allegation is of recovery of 235 litres of mahua wine from a tempo which was being driven by the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58385 of 2021(2) dt.07-01-2022 2/2 petitioner being the driver, was completely unaware that which passenger left the liquor in his tempo.

Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 18.08.2021, charge-sheet has been submitted in the case and the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 2,000/- (Rupees Two Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Aurangabad in connection with Rafiganj P.S. Case No. 236 of 2021.

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