Patna High CourtCR. MISC./52290/2024bail granted

Anwar Owaisi v. The State Of Bihar

2024-08-01Mr. Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52290 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-152 Year-2024 Thana- KOCHAS District- Rohtas ====================================================== ANWAR OWAISI S/O KITABU MIYAN @ KITABUDDIN MIYAN R/O Village- Jamrodh, P.S.- Dinara, Dist.- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kumar Ranjit Ranjan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 01-08-2024 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Kochas P.S. Case No. 152 of 2024 for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act 2018.

3. As per allegation, on a secret information, the informant along with police personnel reached the place of occurrence. The accused person including the petitioner tried to flee away but they were apprehended. On search, 276.480 liters of foreign liquor was recovered from the pick-up van.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He has further submitted that the petitioner is the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52290 of 2024(2) dt.01-08-2024 2/2 driver of the pick-up van. He has also submitted that nothing was recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is a person of clean antecedent and is under custody since 22.05.2024.

5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above-named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand rupees) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge Excise-cumAdditional District and Sessions Judge, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Kochas P.S. Case No. 152 of 2024, subject to the following conditions:- (i) The petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) Nirmal/- U T