Champaran v. The State Of Bihar
Case at a glance
Outcome
Bail granted
Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing
Provisions considered
- Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act ss. 30(a), 32, 41(1)
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 s. 100
Judgment
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : For the Opposite Party/s : ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA Mr.Abhishek Kumar Mr.Anuj Kumar Shrivastava ORAL ORDER 2 16-05-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Motihari Muffasil P.S. Case No. 911 of 2023 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32 and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
As per prosecution case, there has been recovery of
224.100 liters of liquor from two vehicles.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he has no concern with the alleged recovery of Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37941 of 2024(2) dt.16-05-2024 liquor in question. Petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of any of the seized vehicles. He further submitted that the other co-accused has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 05.03.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 15714 of 2024. The petitioner is in custody since 28.12.2023 and has no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 100 of the Cr.P.C.
Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
Operative part
Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Motihari Muffasil P.S. Case No. 911 of 2023. Arish/- U T (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act — ss. 30(a), 32, 41(1); Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 100.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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