IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.33704 of 2009 ASHOK KUMAR YADAV, S/o Ram Narayan Yadav, R/o Village – Basuwara, P.S. & District – Madhubani …………..……… Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ……………………..………. Opposite Party. ----------- For the Petitioner:- Ms. Namrata Mishra and Mr. Ratnakar Jha, Advocates. For the State:- Mr. R.P.S. Singh, A.P.P. ---------- 2. 09.10.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner has been made accused for the offence punishable under Section 47(A) of the Excise Act. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner was merely a driver of the vehicle wherefrom the alleged recovery of 120 litres of country made illicit liquor was made. The owner of the vehicle is one Kamruzzaman. Petitioner is in jail custody since the date of seizure, i.e. 14.08.2009. Learned counsel for the State submitted that though the petitioner is the driver but a huge quantity of illicit liquor has been recovered from the vehicle being driven by him. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances of 2 the case, I direct the petitioner, Ashok Kumar Yadav to be released on bail on his furnishing bond in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani in connection with Sakari P.S.Case No. 99/2009, G.R. No. 2050/09. dk ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J. )