Patna High CourtCR. MISC./67217/2018bail granted

Dharmendra Sonkar v. The State Of Bihar

2018-11-26Mr. Justice Sanjay Priya2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.67217 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-364 Year-2018 Thana- BIHPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Dharmendra Sonkar, Son of Ram Shabad Sonkar, Resident of MohallaManai Tanr, Near Singhara Talab, Hari Mandir, Police Station Dhansar, Distt.- Dhanbad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pravin Kumar Sinha, Adv.

Mr. N.K. Agrawal, Sr. Adv.

Miss Preety Kunwar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur, APP-144 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 26-11-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bihpur P.S. Case No. 364 of 2018 instituted for the offence under Section(s) 30(a)/38(i) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act, 2016.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that recovery has been made from Bolero vehicle which is alleged to be registered in the name of one Subodh Choudhary. The driver of the aforesaid vehicle was Pradeep Sonkar. The petitioner was only found sitting on the aforesaid vehicle. He has no concern with the aforesaid illicit foreign liquor.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.67217 of 2018(2) dt.26-11-2018 2/2 From the seizure list ,which is part of the FIR, it appears that total 828 litres of illicit foreign liquor has been recovered from the aforesaid vehicle.

The petitioner is in custody since 11.9.2018 having no criminal antecedent.

Considering the aforesaid, let the petitioner, above named, be released 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 Act), Bhagalpur, in connection with Bihpur Police Station Case No. 364 of 2018, G.R. No. 4983 of 2018 subject to the condition that both the bailers shall be the close relative of the petitioner. (Sanjay Priya, J) shyambihari/- U