Patna High CourtCR. MISC./18084/2018bail granted

Manjeet Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2018-03-29Mr. Justice Rajendra Kumar Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.18084 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-453 Year-2017 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Manjeet Singh S/o Krishan Singh @ Krishan , R/o House No. 853, Khawara

(72) Khawara Sonipat, P.S.- Sonipat, Haryana. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Alok Kumar Alok For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. PARMANAND KUMAR ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 29-03-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner is accused in connection with P.S. Case No. 400 of 2017, registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The accusation is that on receiving secret information about unloading of illicit liquor to the truck in Mohalla Chakmohabat, P.S. Ahiyapur, District-Muzaffarpur in the house of Dilip Bhagat, the informant being the Sub-Inspector of Excise Department, Eastern region, Muzaffarpur proceeded for verification then Dilip Bhagat on seeing the raiding party fled away taking the advantage of darkness. Thereafter, the truck was search from which 71 cartons of 750 ML India made foreign

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18084 of 2018(2) dt.29-03-2018 2/2 liquor total volume of 690 liters and 06 cartons of 180 ML recovered from Honda Amaze Motorcycle, which was said to be driven by this petitioner.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, in fact, the petitioner was driver of the said truck and he had no knowledge about keeping the alleged India made foreign liquor, which was unloaded on the placed of occurrence. Further submission is that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and is in custody since 17.12.2017.

Having regard to the facts and the circumstances of the case, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Special Judge (Excise), Muzaffarpur in connection with Excise Case No. 453 of 2017.

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