Chandan Verman v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50241 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-382 Year-2019 Thana- SARAIYA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Chandan Verman Son of Anand Prasad Verman Resident of Mohalla - 22B/ 1B/2 Dharamtola/ Dharamtala Road, P.S.- Kasba, District - Dakshin 24 Pargana, Kolkata (W.B.) ... ... 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. Indu Kumari Srivastava, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 05-11-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the State. The petitioner is in custody since 13.06.2019, in connection with Saraiya P.S. Case No. 382 of 2019 for the offenses under Sections 272, 273, 414, 420 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a), 32(ii) and 41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act, 2016.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the alleged recoveries were not made from the conscious possession of the petitioner but from a truck which was driven by the petitioner. He has no role in the trade of such liquor and he has no knowledge of the contraband articles loaded by the owner. It is further submitted that the petitioner has got clean antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50241 of 2019(3) dt.05-11-2019 2/2 Considering the aforementioned facts and circumstances and that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, let the petitioner, above named, 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, Muzaffarpur, in connection with Saraiya P.S. Case No. 382 of 2019.

(Anjana Mishra, J) uma/- U T