Naushad Aalam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67125 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-202 Year-2021 Thana- PIPRA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Naushad Aalam Son of Md Majlum Resident Of Village- Shuriya P.SJankinagar Dist- Purnia, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ghanshyam Choudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Akbar Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 18-02-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Akbar Ali, learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual court proceedings.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 202 of 2021 instituted for the offences under Sections 272, 273 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 30(a), 32 and 41(1) of the Excise Act, 2016. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 23.07.2021, is a person with clean antecedent and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that allegation is of recovery of 4400.64 litres of liquor from a truck as detailed in the F.I.R. and the petitioner was found sitting in the cabin.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67125 of 2021(2) dt.18-02-2022 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the driver of the said truck and as such was not aware what was loaded in the truck by the owner. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 23.07.2021, is a person with clean antecedent and chargesheet has been submitted in the case, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge (Excise), Samastipur in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 202 of 2021. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishi/- U T