Sajid Ansari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.31209 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -132 Year- 2018 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictGAYA ====================================================== Sajid Ansari son of Mujib Ansari @ Majib Miyan R/o Village Chauari, P.S. Mohanpur, District Gaya.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sunil Kumar Yadav For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Parmanand Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 21-05-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) and 56(D) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

108 litres of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the box of the tempo and the petitioner was apprehended.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. Petitioner happens to be driver of the said tempo and had no knowledge of keeping of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31209 of 2018 (2) dt.21-05-2018 2/2 the aforesaid liquor in the box by its owner. He has been falsely implicated in the case. He has no criminal antecedent. He has been languishing in custody since 10.04.2018.

Considering the facts aforesaid, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Excise Judge, Gaya in connection with Excise Case No. 132 of 2018. (Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) Mishra/- U T