This order grants bail to the petitioner in a trial under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, allowing his release upon furnishing a bail bond and complying with specific conditions regarding sureties.
Petitioner directed to be released on bail on furnishing a bond of Rs. 25,000 with two close relatives as sureties of the like amount.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79776 of 2019
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-336 Year-2019 Thana- MANJHI District- Saran
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Ali Raja S/o Mustkeen Sai R/o village- Jalalpur, P.S.- Daraunda, DistrictSiwan
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The State Of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bishwajeet Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Dr. Mritunjay Kumar Gautam ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER
3 28-05-2020
Heard Mr. Bishwajeet Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Dr. Mritunjay Kumar Gautam, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State via video conferencing.
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transporting the seized liquor. He further contended that similarly circumstanced co-accused, namely, Dinesh Kumar, Nitesh Singh @ Nitesh Kumar Singh, Rohit Kumar Singh and Kamlesh Kumar @ Kamlesh Kumar Sah have been granted bail by different orders passed by different Benches of this Court vide Criminal Miscellaneous Nos. 1323 of 2020, 82822 of 2019, 78109 of 2019 and 84952 of 2019, respectively.
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directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 2nd Addl. Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Saran in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No. 336 of 2019, subject to the condition that both the bailors should be close relatives of the petitioner.
(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to bail in a trial for transporting illicit liquor.
Whether bail can be granted in view of the recovery of illicit liquor from a tanker he was allegedly escorting.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Ali Raja
The State Of Bihar
ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH
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