Lakhindra Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.56932 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -139 Year- 2018 Thana -CHAKIA District- EASTCHAMPARAN (MOTIHARI) ======================================================

1. Lakhindra Mahto S/o Parikshan Mahto, R/o vill.- Dardha, P.S.- Sakra, District- Muzaffarpur.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jai Shanker Prasad For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Smt. Madhuri Lata ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 29-10-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in Chakia P.S. Case No. 139/2018, instituted for the offences under Sections 272 and 273 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 30(a)(c) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

It is alleged in the written report that during checking one truck was intercepted by the police near the godown of Sri Paswan and the same was found loaded with huge quantity of foreign liquor.

Seizure-list is part of F.I.R., which shows that huge quantity of foreign liquor has been recovered from the aforesaid truck.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.56932 of 2018 (3) dt.29-10-2018 2/2 Petitioner was driver of the aforesaid truck. In view of such, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. Accordingly, prayer for bail of petitioner is rejected.

Petitioner is given liberty to renew his prayer for bail after six months in the event no substantive progress is made in trial.

(Sanjay Priya, J.) Rakhi U T