Shiv Shankar Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.19778 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-32 Year-2018 Thana- KATRA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Shiv Shankar Thakur S/o Surendra Thakur, R/o Village- Bishanpur, P.S.- Katra, District- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN ORAL ORDER 19-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for offence punishable under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30 (a), 36, 38 of Bihar Excise Amendment Act, 2016.

It is contended that, as per allegation, about 52.5 liters of foreign liquor was recovered from a Tempo. The petitioner claims that he was only boarded on the said Tempo as a passenger and nothing has been recovered from his physical possession . It is urged that the petitioner is in custody since 20.02.2018. It is claimed that his antecedent is clean. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand)

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19778 of 2018(2) dt.19-04-2018 2/2 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional District Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Excise Act, Muzaffarpur in connection with Katra P.S. Case No. 32/2018 with a condition that if the petitioner, after his release in this case, is again found involved in similar nature of cases then the concerned court would be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds.

(Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J) V.K.Pandey/- U T