Ravindra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64914 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-163 Year-2018 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali ====================================================== RAVINDRA KUMAR Son of Basdev Bhagat @ Basudev Bhagat Resident of Village - Rampur, P.S.- and Dist.- Vaishali.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs.Bela Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Anbzarul Haque Sahara ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 06-11-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner, who is in custody since 30.04.2019, has renewed his prayer for bail in connection with Vaishali P.S. Case No. 163 of 2018 for the offences alleged under Sections 30(a), 32(2) and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 having earlier been rejected by this Court by order dated 12.06.2019 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 36425/2019.

3. It is submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in connection with recovery of 981 litres of foreign liquor from the pick up Bolero, registration no. BR 31G 6817 belonging to the petitioner. It is further stated that 2439 litres of foreign liquor has been recovered from truck no. JK 42AF 4825 with which the petitioner has no concern whatsoever. It is submitted that the petitioner has no knowledge of the incriminating articles loaded in the Bolero vehicle by his driver. It is further stated that the petitioner had already suffered more than six months in custody since 30.04.2019. The petitioner claims clean antecedents.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64914 of 2019(2) dt.06-11-2019 2/2

4. Be that as it may and considering the period of custody already suffered since 30.04.2019, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge-cumSpecial Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Vaishali P.S. Case No. 163 of 2018 on the following conditions:- (i) That one of the bailors shall be a close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) That the petitioner shall not indulge in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial.

(iii) That the petitioner shall co-operate with the investigation, if not already concluded, and make himself available as and when so required and in case of failure, the State shall be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail. (iv) That the petitioner shall remain physically present in Court on each and every date during trial and in the event of failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be liable to be cancelled by the learned Court concerned.

(Vikash Jain, J) Chandran/- U T