Krishna Kant Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.22340 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-48 Year-2018 Thana- RIGA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Krishna Kant Kumar, S/o Bishwanath Prasad, Resident of Village- Madar, Ward, 1, P.S.- Riga, District Sitamarhi.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Virendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mithilesh Kumar Khare, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 17-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Riga P.S. Case no. 48 of 2018 registered under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(A) of Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act-2016.

12.680 lts. of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the house of the petitioner and petitioner was apprehended.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from conscious physical possession of the petitioner. He has no concern with the seized liquor. He has been falsely implicated in the case at

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22340 of 2018(2) dt.17-04-2018 2/2 the instance of his enemy. The house from where the aforesaid liquor is said to have been recovered, is inhabited by several other family members of the petitioner and he had no knowledge of keeping the aforesaid liquor in the said house. He has no criminal antecedent. He has been languishing in custody since 21.02.2018.

In the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.D.J-II-cum-Special Judge, Excise Act, Sitamarhi in connection with Riga P.S. Case no. 48 of 2018. (Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) rohit/- U T