ADITYA KUMAR v. THE STATE OF BIHAR Bihar

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : For the Opposite Party/s : ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER Mr.Pranaya Shanker Sinha Mr.Abhay Kumar Roy 2 09-12-2022 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State through virtual Court proceedings. Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks from today. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Rivilganj P.S. Case No. 314 of 2022 registered for the offence under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018. The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 01.09.2022. The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 673.920 litres of IMFL/country made liquor from the alleged vehicle.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63641 of 2022(2) dt.09-12-2022 Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner was the driver of the alleged pick-up van from where illicit liquor was recovered, where nothing incriminating surfaced/recovered during the course of investigation, which may suggest that petitioner was under knowledge to carry consignment of illicit liquor and, as such, it can be safely said that recovery was not made from the conscious physical possession of this petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent. While concluding the argument, it has been submitted that investigation has been completed, for which, charge-sheet has been submitted, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence. Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail. Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as recovery of alleged illicit liquor not appears to be made from the conscious physical possession of this petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent coupled with the fact that charge-sheet has already been submitted, let the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Rivilganj P.S. Case No.

314 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 2nd Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63641 of 2022(2) dt.09-12-2022 Exclusive Special Excise Court, Saran at Chapra/concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 437 (3) of the Cr.P.C. pooja/- U T (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J)