Monu Kumar And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.52887 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-196 Year-2018 Thana- ARWAL District- Jehanabad ======================================================

1. Monu Kumar son of Ashok Prasad resident of Village- Pipra Bangla (Masadpur) P.S. & District- Arwal.

2. Ramesh Kumar @ Dinbandhu son of Suresh Rawani, resident of Village- Masadpur, P.S. Parasi, District Arwal. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Paras Nath For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 29-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners seek bail in connection with Arwal P.S. Case no. 196 of 2018 registered under Sections 30(a) of Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act-2016.

6.500 lts. of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the house of petitioner no. 1 and 39 lts. of foreign liquor from the house of petitioner no. 2 and they were apprehended.

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

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.52887 of 2018(2) dt.29-08-2018 2/2 with the seized liquor. The house of the petitioners are inhabited by their several family members and they had no knowledge of keeping of liquor in the house. There is no compliance of Section 100 Cr.P.C. They have no criminal antecedent. They have been languishing in custody since 16.07.2018. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-II, Jehanabad in connection with Arwal P.S. Case no. 196 of 2018.

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