The court allowed the bail petition of Bijay Biswas, arrested for possession of illicit liquor under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, considering his clean antecedents and completion of investigation.
Petitioner released on bail by furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2070 of 2022
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-842 Year-2021 Thana- KHAGARIA District- Khagaria
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BIJAY BISHWAS Son of Ashok Biswas R/o Village- Dalkola, P.S.- Dalkola (W.B.), District- Dalkola (West Bengal).
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Chandan Kumar Kashyap For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs.Madhuri Lata ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER
3 29-03-2022
By filing supplementary affidavit, learned counsel
for the petitioner requests for making correction in the address portion (cause title) of the petition. He submits that instead of District as “Uttar Dinajpur”, it has wrongly been typed as “Dalkhola”.
Accordingly, in the cause title, in place of District
“Dalkhola”, it may be read as “Uttar Dinajpur”.
Heard learned counsel for the parties.
The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
832 liters of illicit liquor has been recovered from a pick-up van and this petitioner was arrested on spot from the Scorpio vehicle.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2070 of 2022(3) dt.29-03-2022 2/2
It is submitted on behalf of petitioner that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner claims clean antecedent and he is in custody since 24.10.2021. Investigation is complete.
Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition.
Considering the nature of allegation, clean antecedent and period of custody, the bail petition of petitioner is allowed. Let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge (Excise), Khagaria in connection with Khagaria (Muffasil) P.S. Case No. 842 of 2021 / Special B.A. (Excise) No. 947 of 2021.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner charged under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Bijay Biswas
The State of Bihar
Prabhat Kumar Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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