Ranjit Kumar @ Ranjit Kumar Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No. 62668 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-172 Year-2018 Thana- Vaishali (Belsar) District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ranjit Kumar @ Ranjit Kumar Thakur, Son of Sri Suwansh Thakur @ Subhash Thakur, resident of Village- Patahi Roop, P.S. Sadar, DistrictMuzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ansul For the State :

None ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2.

08-10-2018 Heard Sri Ansul, learned counsel for the petitioner. None appeared on behalf of State.

The sole petitioner, apprehending his arrest in Vaishali (Belsar) O.P. P.S. Case No. 172 of 2018 registered for offence under Sections 30(A), 35(A) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, has prayed for grant of bail in the event of his arrest or surrender.

It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that it is true that petitioner is the owner of seized Bolero vehicle, from which, huge quantity of Indian make foreign liquor was recovered, but on going through the F.I.R., it is evident that the said vehicle was being driven by a driver, who was apprehended by the police. It is not the case of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.62668 of 2018(2) dt.08-10-2018 2/2 prosecution that any of the person/occupant from the vehicle fled away after seeing the police. It has been argued that the driver, without knowledge or permission of the petitioner, was carrying the liquor and he was apprehended. Besides this, it has been argued that petitioner is having clean antecedent, which fact has been stated in paragraph - 3 of the petition. Considering the facts and circumstances, in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, let the petitioner namely Ranjit Kumar @ Ranjit Kumar Thakur 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 learned A.D.J. II-cum-Special Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Vaishali (Belsar) O.P. P.S. Case No. 172 of 2018, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. (Rakesh Kumar, J.) anay U T