Ravi Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51691 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-193 Year-2018 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Gopalganj ====================================================== RAVI SINGH S/o Prem Singh Resident of Aheti, P.S.- Phoop, District- Bhind, M.P.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashutosh Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Md. Nazir Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 25-10-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner who is in custody since 04.08.2018 has filed the instant application for grant of bail in connection with Gopalganj Excise P.S. Case No. 193/2018 registered for the offence punishable under sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

As per the allegation in the FIR, the petitioner is driver of the truck from which 6200 litre of spirit was recovered. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the earlier application moved by the petitioner was rejected by order dated 09.01.2019 (Annexure-1) wherein while directing the trial court to expedite the trial, liberty was granted to renew the prayer for bail after six months in the event no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51691 of 2019(3) dt.25-10-2019 2/2 substantive progress is made in trial.

It is further submitted that from the report called for from the court below with respect to the trial would show that only one prosecution witness has been examined in the last three months since framing of charge and the petitioner is in custody since 04.08.2018 and has no criminal antecedent. The application for bail has been opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the petitioner being in custody since 04.08.2018 and that he has no criminal antecedent the Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Let the petitioner, above named, be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ADJ, IInd-cumSpecial Judge, Excise, Gopalganj in connection with Gopalganj Excise Case No. 193/2018.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Prakash Narayan /- U T