Madan Ram @ Madan Chaudhry v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5554 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-6 Year-2024 Thana- BHABHUA RAIL P.S. District- Gaya ====================================================== Madan Ram @ Madan Chaudhry Son of Shri Punit Ram Resident of MohallaPokhara Par, P.S.- Hussainabad, Distt.- Palamu (Jharkhand) ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Aryan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Ram Sumiran Rai ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for offence under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and Sections 120(B), 201, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The informant namely Munna Kumar alleged that on 30.06.2024, two persons were caught with illicit liquor bags at Bhabhua Railway Station and thereafter, both were brought before the petitioner, who was S.H.O. of the concerned police station at the relevant time and it is alleged that both the apprehended persons were freed after taking personal bond, without proper verification of documents.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the alleged occurrence took place on 30.06.2024, but F.I.R. has been
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5554 of 2025(2) dt.27-02-2025 2/2 lodged on 02.11.2024 without there being any plausible explanation of delay. He further submits that at the relevant time, petitioner was not posted at concerned police station. F.I.R. has been lodged only on the basis of CCTV footage. Petitioner is on the verge of retirement, having got clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that ptitioner is named in the F.I.R. and it is alleged that this petitioner alongwith other accused persons arrested two persons and thereafter, freed them after taking personal bond.
6. Considering the nature of accusation, the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T