Dhurendra Raut v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85726 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1780 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- East Champaran ====================================================== Dhurendra Raut S/o- Late Asaraf Raut @ Asharfi Raut Resident of villageParsurampur ward no 3 Ps-Turkauliya District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Hemant Ray, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Indu Kumari Srivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 17-12-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Excise PS Case No. 1780 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.
The prosecution case, in short, is that total 43.920 litres of foreign and Nepali liquor was recovered from the bag. 4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case only on the basis of suspicion. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that in a chase conducted by the police the offender has fled away throwing the bag and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85726 of 2024(2) dt.17-12-2024 2/2 petitioner while crossing the road has become the victim of the circumstances. The petitioner is in custody since 20.10.2024 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S.
5.
Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent of the petitioner and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7.
Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Excise PS Case No. 1780 of 2024.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T