Aman Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Cr. Misc. Nos. 15342/18818/19309 of 2024 (single oral order, 07-03-2024), Rudra Prakash Mishra, J. Bail granted to Ravindra Singh, Deepak Yadav, Santosh Yadav and Aman Kumar in Saraiya P.S. Case No. 24 of 2024, Muzaffarpur — excise/liquor case: 3024 liters liquor recovered from truck; Sections 272, 273, 34 IPC and Sections 30(a), 32(2), 32(3), 36, 41(1), 41(2) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act; alleged non-compliance of Section 100 Cr.P.C. raised by defence. Bonds Rs. 10,000 each with two like sureties; one bailor to be own/close family member; appearance at every trial date, bail bonds cancellable by Trial Court on default on two consecutive dates. Keywords: bail; Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act; liquor recovery; truck; khalasi; driver; Shree Krishna Traders; custody since 12.01.2024; Muzaffarpur.
What did the court decide?
All four petitioners released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court below/concerned Court in connection with Saraiya P.S. Case No. 24 of 2024, subject to the conditions that one bailor shall be an own/close member of the petitioners' family and that the petitioners appear on each and every date fixed at the trial, with liberty to the Trial Court to cancel the bail bonds upon default of appearance on two consecutive dates.