Ramesh Kumar v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court bail order, Criminal Miscellaneous No.82135 of 2023, decided 05-01-2024 by Justice Alok Kumar Pandey. Petitioners Ramesh Kumar (driver) and Laxman Ram (conductor), arrested on the spot after alleged recovery of 7300.08 litres of foreign liquor from a truck/container; case arising out of Sadar P.S. Case No. 847/2023, Thana Muzaffarpur Sadar, District Muzaffarpur; charges under Sections 420, 467, 468, 120(B) IPC and Sections 30(a), 32(ii)(iii), 36, 41(i)(ii) Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016; custody since 28.08.2023; charge sheet submitted; bail allowed with Rs. 10,000/- bail bond each plus two like sureties before Special Judge, Excise-I, Muzaffarpur, with attendance, non-tampering and relative-bailor conditions. Counsel: Anupam Prabhat Shrivastava (petitioners); Ajay Kumar No. 2 (State).
What did the court decide?
Both petitioners released on bail on bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Excise-I, Muzaffarpur, in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 847/2023, subject to conditions on the identity of one bailor, cooperation and attendance in trial, and non-tampering with evidence or witnesses.