Aata Ansari v. Ashma Khatoon @ Asma Khatoon
Case at a glance
- Bench
- NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY
Provisions considered
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 s. 414
- Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 s. 30(a)
Judgment
The State of Bihar ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : For the Opposite Party/s : ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY Mr.Bijay Prakash Singh Mr.Md. Nazir Ansari 2 20-09-2024 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well ORAL ORDER as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
The petitioners are seeking regular bail in connection with Sripur P.S. Case No. 88 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Section 414 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act,
As per allegation, on a secret information, the informant along with other police personnel apprehended the petitioner and two other persons with a car. Thereafter, in course of search, total 432.720 litres foreign liquor has been recovered from the seat and dikky of the car.
Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioner are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. He has further submitted that on Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63768 of 2024(2) dt.20-09-2024 exactly similar footing, co-accused Rajesh Yadav has been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 58315 of 2024. The petitioner are under custody since 09.06.2024.
On the other hand, learned APP has opposed the prayer for bail.
5. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioners above-named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-XIII-cum-Special Judge Excise-I, Gopalganj in connection with Sripur P.S. Case No. 88 of 2024, subject to the condition that the petitioners shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make themselves available as and when required by the court.
Before release, the learned court below shall verify the criminal antecedents of the petitioners and if they are found involved in any case other than the case as mentioned in para-3 of the bail petition, their bail bond shall not be accepted. (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) Nirmal/- U T
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