Karun Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.28919 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -101 Year- 2018 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictGAYA ======================================================
1. Karun Kumar Singh S/o Tapeshwar Singh, R/o Vill.- Banau, P.S.- Chauparan (Choparan), District- Hazaribagh (Jharkhand). .... .... Petitioner/s
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1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Neerad Parashar For the Opposite Party/s : Smt Sangeeta Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 27-06-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
400 liters of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from the Santro car and the petitioner, who happens to be driver of the aforesaid vehicle, was apprehended. 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 happens to be driver of the vehicle in question
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28919 of 2018 (03) dt.27-06-2018 - 2 - and had no knowledge of keeping the aforesaid liquor in the plastic bag in the vehicle in question by its owner who managed to escape seeing the police party. He has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of his enemy. He has no criminal antecedent and has been languishing in custody since 09.03.2018. In the facts and circumstances of the case, 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 Special Judge Excise, Gaya in connection with Excise Case No. 101 of 2018. (Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) Trivedi/- U T