IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33942 of 2008 RAMANAND CHAUDHARY & ORS Versus STATE OF BIHAR For the Petitioners:- Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh and Mr. Mahendra Pratap, Advocates For the State:- Mr. C. Jawahar, A.P.P. ----------- 2 20.8.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. Petitioners are facing prosecution under Sections 47a, F, 49, 55 of the Bihar Excise Act. Allegation is that huge quantity of liquor have been seized from the premises concerned. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are employees of Yogi Baba Ayurved Bhawan. It is stated that the aforesaid Yogi Baba Ayurved Bhawan has already been granted license for manufacturing of Ayurvedic medicines under Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise-duties) Act, 1955 which has been brought on record as Annexure-2. It is stated that the license is being duly renewed every year and has been renewed till, 2008 and as such no offence is made out against the petitioners. Further he submits that annual stock has been duly verified by the Excise Authorities on 31.3.2008. In support of the aforesaid submissions petitioners has annexed Annexure-3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that they, even though being merely employees of the aforesaid Yogi Baba Ayurved Bhawan, are in Jail since 3.7.2008. - 2 - It is stated that even if the allegations are assured to be true, this is the first offence of the petitioners. Learned counsel for the State submits that there has been seizure of huge amount of liquor. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I direct the petitioners namely, Ramanand Chaudhary, Satendra Kumar Pandey @ Satyendra Pandey, Chandraket Singh and Krishna Pd. Soni, to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra in connection with Excise Case No. 58 of 2008. P.K. (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)