Patna High Court granted regular bail to a petitioner accused of transporting illicit liquor under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, noting his lack of criminal antecedents and the likelihood of him remaining available for trial.
Petitioner released on regular bail by furnishing Rs. 20,000 bond with two sureties each.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49917 of 2021
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-401 Year-2021 Thana- BEGUSARAI TOWN District- Begusarai
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NAVEEN KUMAR S/o RAJENDRA CHOUDHARY R/o VILLAGEGARHARA, P.S-BARAUNI (GARHARA O.P), DISTRICT- BEGUSARAI
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
THE STATE OF BIHAR
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shivjee Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nitya Nand Tiwary, A.P.P. ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER
2 25-03-2022
Heard Mr. Shivjee Singh, learned counsel for
the petitioner and Mr. Nitya Nand Tiwary, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State through video conferencing.
Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Begusarai Town P.S. Case No. 401 of 2021 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(A), 32(2) and 41(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
A pick up van was intercepted by the Police which was being driven by the petitioner and upon search a total quantity of 1166.4 litres of illicit foreign
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liquor was recovered.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and he has falsely been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be the driver of the pick up van and unknown owner of pick up van has been made accused in the First Information Report. He further submits that petitioner, being the driver, was not aware about the illicit liquor being kept in the pick up van at the instance of its owner, and the co-accused who was sitting along with the petitioner in the pick up van, has been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. 49196 of 2021. The petitioner is in custody since 1.7.2021.
Regards being had to the submission made by the parties and taking into consideration the materials on record, the fact that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent, he is in custody since 1.7.2021, charge sheet has already been submitted and there is no likelihood that the petitioner will abscond or tamper with the
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evidence, I am inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner.
Accordingly, let the petitioner, above named, be released on regular bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge (Excise Act), Begusarai, in connection with Begusarai Town P.S. Case No. 401 of 2021.
(Anil Kumar Sinha, J)
S.Ali/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to regular bail in a case involving illicit liquor seizure under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Naveen Kumar
The State of Bihar
Anil Kumar Sinha
As recorded by the court registry
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