Patna High CourtCR. MISC./51232/2018bail granted

Suresh Choudhary @ Gholta Sah @ Gholat Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

2018-08-27Mr. Justice Prakash Chandra Jaiswal2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.51232 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-20 Year-2014 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Purnia ====================================================== Suresh Choudhary @ Gholta Sah @ Gholat Chaudhary, Son of Late Ramawatar Choudhary, R/o Madhubani Chowk, P.S.- K. Hat, DistrictPurnea. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dr. Bidhu Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Madan Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 27-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Case no. C1-20 of 2014 registered for the offence punishable under Section 47A of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. 34.800 lts. of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the house of the petitioner and he managed to escape.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from conscious physical possession of the petitioner. He has no concern with the seized liquor. The house of the petitioner is inhabited by his

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.51232 of 2018(3) dt.27-08-2018 2/2 several other family members and he had no knowledge of keeping of liquor in the house. He was not apprehended on the spot. He has no criminal antecedent. He has been languishing in custody since 27.06.2018.

In the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Purnea in connection with Case no. C1-20 of 2014.

(Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) rohit/- U T