Rajesh Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.26240 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -18 Year- 2016 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictSAMASTIPUR ======================================================

1. Rajesh Kumar Jha Son of Sri Dinesh Jha @ Buteli Jha Resident of village - Bari, P.S. Singhiya, District - Samastipur ( Bihar ) .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vinay Kumar Mishra For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dr. Indiwar Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 05-07-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Section47(A) of the Excise Act. 136 bottles of Indian made foreign liquor are said to have been recovered from the house of the petitioner, for which, petitioner is in jail custody since 08-05-2016. Contention on behalf of the petitioner is that the abovesaid recovery is said to have been made from a joint house, and moreover, there is nothing in the prosecution report that the petitioner was engaged in selling the aforesaid seized liquor. Considering the above-said facts and circumstances of the case as well as submission of the parties and also taking note

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26240 of 2016 (2) dt.05-07-2016 2/2 of this fact that the petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent, let the petitioner named above, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Excise Case No. 18 of 2016 to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur.

(Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J) A.K.V./- U T