Raju Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.67291 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-347 Year-2018 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Gaya ====================================================== Raju Ranjan Kumar S/o Sri Radha Krishna Singh R/o VillagbeHasanpura,P.S. Obra,Distt.-Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bachan Jee Ojha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Rajendra Nath Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL ORDER 26-11-2018 Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

Petitioner, who is in custody, seeks bail in connection with Excise (Sherghati) Case No. 347 of 2018 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 56 (d) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. Allegation against petitioner is recovery of 160 liters of country made liquor from a vehicle in which petitioner and other co-accused were going.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is innocent. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He is neither the owner of the car nor the driver of the car. He has no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.67291 of 2018(2) dt.26-11-2018 2/2 14.09.2018. It has been further submitted that similarly placed co-accused has been granted bail by another co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 67165 of 2018 vide order dated 20.11.2018.

Considering the aforesaid fact and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner named above be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise Act, Gaya in connection with Excise Case No. 347 of 2018.

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