Patna High CourtCR. MISC./52638/2018bail granted

Saroj Kumar @ Saroj Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.52638 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -308 Year- 2018 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictSITAMARHI ====================================================== Saroj Kumar @ Saroj Paswan, Son of Sanjay Paswan, resident of village - Banarjhula, Ward No. 9, Police Station - Sonbarsa, District - Sitamarhi. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Uday Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nand 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.

Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

27 litres of Nepali saufi wine is said to have been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. He has no concern with the seized liquor. He has been falsely implicated in the case by the personnel of Excise department merely on suspicion while he was passing through the place of occurrence at the time of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.52638 of 2018 (2) dt.27-08-2018 2/2 occurrence and real culprit managed to escape dumping the aforesaid liquor there. He has no criminal antecedent. He has been languishing in custody since 03.06.2018.

Considering the facts aforesaid, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged 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 Addl. District Judge-II cum Special Judge, Excise Act, Sitamarhi in connection with Case No. C2/308/2018.

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