Suresh Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12083 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-246 Year-2020 Thana- PIPRAKOTHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

SURESH MAHTO S/O VIRAN MAHTO R/O VILLAGE- MATHIYA BARIYARPUR, P.S PIPRA KOTHI, DISTRICT-EAST CHAMPARAN 2.

JITENDRA MAHTO S/O MUSHAR MAHTO R/O VILLAGE- MATHIYA BARIYARPUR, P.S PIPRA KOTHI, DISTRICT-EAST CHAMPARAN ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shanti Bhushan Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umesh Lal Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 20-01-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Pipra Kothi P.S. Case No. 246 of 2020 registered under Sections 272, 273 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case due to village politics. Further submission is that on perusal of seizure list, it appears that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. Petitioners have no concern with the alleged

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12083 of 2021(2) dt.20-01-2022 2/2 recovery and there is no criminal antecedent against them. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioners be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing personal bond to the satisfaction of the Additional Sessions Judge-IIcum-Special Judge, Excise, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Pipra Kothi P.S. Case No. 246 of 2020, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C.

utkarsh/- (Arvind Srivastava, J) U T