Paras Kol v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.48107 of 2017 ====================================================== Paras Kol, S/o-Baban Kol, R/o Village- Tarahandi, P.S.-Darigaon, DistrictRohtas. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashutosh Tripathy For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Bilash Roy Raman ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 12-10-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

This is an application for bail in connection with Dehri (T) P.S.Case No. 552/2017 registered for the offences punishable under sections 30(a), 38, 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

Allegation against the petitioner is of recovery of more than 7000 litres of liquor from a truck and the petitioner was arrested at the spot.

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he is only a labourer and he has no concern with the seized articles. Further submission is that the petitioner is in custody for two and half months having no criminal antecedent. Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides and in view of huge quantity of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.48107 of 2017 (2) dt.12-10-2017 recovery, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. However, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and try to conclude it within a period of six months. If the trial is not concluded within the said period, the learned trial court shall release the petitioner on bail to its satisfaction. With the above observation, this application is disposed of.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) Surendra/- U