Keshav Kumar And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.80733 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-149 Year-2018 Thana- PHULWARIA District- Begusarai ======================================================

1. Keshav Kumar Son of Manoj Singh Resident of Village - Ramdiri, P.S.- Matihani, District- Begusarai

2. Raja Kumar Son of Arjun Rai Resident of Village - Rachiyahi, P.S.- Matihani, District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Md. Irshad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sri Arbind Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 17-01-2019 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioners seek bail in Phulwariya P.S. Case No. 149/2018, instituted for offences under Section(s) 120(B), 414/34 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

It is alleged in the written report that on getting secret information police party reached at the place of occurrence and intercepted two vehicles as mentioned in the written report. On search huge quantity of illicit foreign liquor were recovered from the dickey of aforesaid vehicles. Petitioners were found sitting in the aforesaid vehicles. It is further alleged that police raided different places and recovered foreign liquor as

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.80733 of 2018(2) dt.17-01-2019 2/2 mentioned in detail in the written report.

Seizure-list is part of F.I.R., from which it appears that huge quantity of illicit liquor has been recovered from the aforesaid vehicles.

Considering the huge quantity of illicit liquor which is alleged to have been recovered from aforesaid two vehicles, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners at this stage. Accordingly, prayer for bail of petitioners is rejected. Petitioners are given liberty to renew the prayer for bail after completion of six months in custody in the event no substantive progress is made in trial.

(Sanjay Priya, J) rakhi/- U T