Ram Pravesh Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68940 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-139 Year-2021 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Purnia ====================================================== Ram Pravesh Chaudhary S/o Mahender Chaudhary R/o village- Mahimmada, P.S.- Pusha, District- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Choudhary Shyam Nandan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 25-02-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual court proceedings.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Excise Case No. C-1 139 of 2021 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Excise Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 02.08.2021, is a person with clean antecedent and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation is of recovery of 139.87 litres of liquor from a car. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the said car
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68940 of 2021(2) dt.25-02-2022 2/2 rather had merely taken lift and came to be implicated. 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 02.08.2021, 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. 2,000/- (Rupees Two Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise, Purnea in connection with Excise Case No. C-1 139 of 2021. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishi/- U T