Pradip Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.70403 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-231 Year-2018 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Pradip Kumar ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shivendra Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sri Aditya Narayan Singh 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 31-01-2019 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

The petitioner is languishing in custody since 15.10.2018 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. It is alleged that from the cloth shop of the petitioner, 45 litres foreign liquor and illicit 39 litres beer were recovered from the cloth shop of the petitioner.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was not aware about the storage of the liquor and the same might have been stored by the employees. It is further submitted that though the petitioner is accused in a case of petty nature of offence but he is on bail in that case and the investigation has already been completed.

Learned APP submits that the accusation of storage of liquor is against the petitioner.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.70403 of 2018(4) dt.31-01-2019 2/2 Considering the fact that the investigation has already been completed and the period under custody, 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 Additional District and Sessions Judge II-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Gopalganj in connection with Excise Case No. 231 of 2018. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) anil/- U