Ranjeet Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56107 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-331 Year-2023 Thana- KAHALGAON District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Ranjeet Kumar Yadav S/O- Ashok Yadav Village- Harijan Tola @ Haridwar Tola Ps- Gamariya Dist- Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Diwakar Upadhyaya For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kanhaiya Kishore(App100) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 29-11-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is languishing in custody in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act. There is recovery of 255 litres of illicit Indian made foreign liquor from a Tata Sumo Vehicle. The petitioner is alleged to be the driver of the vehicle in question.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56107 of 2023(3) dt.29-11-2023 2/3 petitioner that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner was only the driver of the vehicle and he was not aware about illicit liquor kept in the vehicle. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 19.03.2023. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

In contra, learned A.P.P appearing on behalf of the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Since petitioner is driver of the alleged seized vehicle, he is directed to deposit a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousands) in the District Legal Services Authority, Bhagalpur.

Considering the facts aforesaid and the period under custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousands) with two sureties of the like amount

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56107 of 2023(3) dt.29-11-2023 3/3 each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise-1, Bhagalpur in connection with Kahalgaon (Ghogha) P.S. Case No. 331 of 2023.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Shageer/- U T