This court allowed the bail petition of the petitioner, who was in custody in connection with liquor violations. Orders his release on bail of Rs. 10,000 with sureties subject to cooperation conditions.
Bail allowed on furnishing bonds of Rs. 10,000 each with two sureties of the like amount.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14180 of 2021
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-237 Year-2020 Thana- BARHARA KOTHI District- Purnia
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RAJESH KUMAR @ RAJESH KUMAR YADAV Son of Late Thakur Yadav Resident of Village- Shishava, Ward No. -3, P.S.- Barhara (Raghuvansh Nagar), District- Purnea.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Kumar Praveen For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. APP ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 12-03-2021
The petitioner is in custody since 09.10.2020 in
connection with Barhara (Raghuvansh Nagar) P.S. Case No. 237/2020 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a)/41/47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and Section 272/273/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
As per the prosecution case, 225.780 litres of foreign liquor has been recovered from the house of the petitioner.
It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner and recovery has been made from S-presso car which was parked inside the courtyard of the house of the petitioner. It is further submitted that petitioner is neither the driver nor the owner of
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the aforesaid car and the house in question is in joint family possession. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 09.10.2020.
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances coupled with the fact that petitioner bears clean antecedent, the bail petition of the petitioner is allowed. Let the petitioner above named be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge (Excise), Purnea, in connection with (Raghuvansh Nagar) P.S. Case No. 237/2020, subject to following conditions:-
(1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present, as directed by the Court on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail-bonds shall be cancelled by the Court below.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Saif/- U T
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is eligible for bail in a case involving offences under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and the Indian Penal Code.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Rajesh Kumar @ Rajesh Kumar Yadav
The State of Bihar
Prabhat Kumar Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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