The Patna High Court granted bail to three petitioners charged under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018, noting they were in custody since November 2019 and had no criminal antecedents.
The petitioners were released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000 each with two sureties of the like amount each.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.752 of 2020
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-361 Year-2019 Thana- TARAIYA District- Saran
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... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Nalin Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Braj Kishore Pd.(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA MISHRA ORAL ORDER
counsel appearing on behalf of the State.
The petitioners are in custody since 25.11.2019 in connection with Taraiya P.S. Case No.361 of 2019 registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the alleged recoveries were not from the conscious possession of the petitioners and the petitioners have been falsely implicated
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.752 of 2020(2) dt.20-01-2020 2/2
in connection with the present case. It is further submitted that these petitioners have got not criminal antecedent and the alleged recoveries have been made from Scorpio vehicle, which do not belong to the petitioners.
Considering the aforementioned facts and circumstances and that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail on their furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Saran, in connection with Taraiya P.S. Case No.361 of 2019.
(Anjana Mishra, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioners charged under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act should be released on bail.
Rahul Kumar Singh @ Rahul Kumar
Sachin Kumar
Manoj Kumar
The State of Bihar
Anjana Mishra
As recorded by the court registry
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