This petition is filed by the sole accused under

Section 438 of The Code of Criminal Procedure,

1973 (hereinafter referred to as the 8Cr.P.C.9, for

brevity)

seeking

bail

in

Crime

No.13/2022-

23/1708IE/170808

of

Navalgund

Excise

Police

Station, registered for the offences punishable

under Sections 13(1)(e), 14, 15, 32, 32(1)(i),

34(ii),

38(A)

of

the

Karnataka

Excise

Act

(hereinafter referred to as 8K.E. Act9, for brevity).

2.

The case of the prosecution is that on

01.09.2022

on

the

instructions

of

Deputy

Commissioner of Dharwad Excise Department the

complainant

and

his

subordinates

went

to

Tuppadakurhatti Village of Annigeri Taluk at about

- 3 -

2.35 p.m. and raided a tin shed situated therein.

After seeing the complainant and other officials

accused No.1 escaped from the said spot and

thereafter, on searching the said premise the

complainant found fertilizer bag in which liquor is

found. Furthermore, three motorcycles are found

in the spot of offence and the said items are seized

by the complainant under Mahazar. A sou-motu

complaint

has

been

filed

which

came

to

be

registered in Crime No.13/2022-23/1708IE/170808

of Navalgund Excise Police Station for the offences

stated above.