Patna High CourtCR. MISC./62415/2021bail granted

Rajkumar v. The State Of Bihar

2022-01-28Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62415 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-54 Year-2021 Thana- KALER District- Jehanabad ====================================================== 1.

Rajkumar S/o Sumer Singh R/o village- Kudal/Kurdal, P.S.- Juyee, DistrictBhiwani (Hariyana) 2.

Vikas Kumar S/o Hiranand R/o village- Manpura, P.S.- Sidhana, DistrictJhunjhunu, Rajasthan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Paras Nath, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Satyadeo Singh Yadav, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 28-01-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual court proceedings. The petitioners seek regular bail in connection with Excise Case No. 704 of 2021 arising out of Kaler P.S. Case No. 54 of 2021 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are in custody since 19.08.2021, are persons with clean antecedent and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that allegation is of recovery of 1331.1 litres of liquor from a truck.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62415 of 2021(2) dt.28-01-2022 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioner no. 1 is the driver and petitioner no. 2 is the cleaner of the truck and as such were not aware what the owner got loaded in the truck for transportation and came to be implicated when the truck was searched.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioners.

Considering the fact that the petitioners are in custody since 19.08.2021, charge-sheet has been submitted in the case and the petitioners are persons with clean antecedent, let the petitioners above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Jehanabad in connection with Excise Case No. 704 of 2021 arising out of Kaler P.S. Case No. 54 of 2021.

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