Regular bail application by the driver of a truck from which 1998 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered in an Excise Act case. Considering custody period and co-accused already granted bail, the court enlarged the petitioner on bail.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.76638 of 2024
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-167 Year-2024 Thana- UDWANTNAGAR District- Bhojpur
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Pankaj Kumar Son of Gautam Ray Resident of Village -Badalpur (Dariyaganj), PS- Doriganj, District- Saran at Chapra
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Dewendra Narayan Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ramesh Chandra ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 25-10-2024
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
A.P.P for the State.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.76638 of 2024(2) dt.25-10-2024 2/2
recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The co-accused person has already been granted regular bail by this court vide order dated 08.07.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 47479 of 2024. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 19.06.2024.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J)
Gautam/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner, driver of a truck from which illicit liquor was recovered, should be granted regular bail under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Pankaj Kumar
The State of Bihar
Chandra Prakash Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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