Ranjiv Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.49240 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -657 Year- 2018 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictBHABHUA (KAIMUR) ====================================================== Ranjiv Kumar Singh S/o Sri Surendra Singh, R/o Vill.- Manti, P.S.- Kargahar, District- Rohtas.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Smt Renu Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 10-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

29.700 litres of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the motorcycle and the petitioner was apprehended in the course of escaping from the said motorcycle while another accused managed to escape.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. He has no concern

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.49240 of 2018 (2) dt.10-08-2018 2/2 either with the seized liquor or motorcycle in question. He has been falsely implicated in the case by the personnel of Excise department merely on suspicion while he was passing through the place of occurrence at the time of occurrence and real culprit managed to escape leaving the aforesaid liquor laden motorcycle there seeing the personnel of Excise department. He has no criminal antecedent. He has been languishing in custody since 21.07.2018.

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 Judge, Excise cum A.D.J.-VI, Kaimur at Bhabhua in connection with Excise Case No. 657 of 2018.

(Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) Mishra/- U T