Raju Safi @Raju Kumar Safi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4568 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-183 Year-2022 Thana- BHAIRAVSHTHAN DistrictMadhubani ====================================================== Raju Safi @ Raju Kumar Safi Son of Ram Chandra Safi R/V- Amdiha P.SSadar Darbhanga, Dist- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pradeep Narain Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 420 and other allied sections of the Indian Penal Code and sections 30(a)/32/36/41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 1548 litres of foreign liquor has been recovered from a truck.

It is submitted that nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner. Name of petitioner transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Shivam Thakur. Petitioner is neither driver nor owner of vehicle in question and has got no concern with the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4568 of 2023(2) dt.07-04-2023 2/2 seized liquor. Petitioner claims clean antecedent. Considering the facts aforesaid, the petitioner abovenamed, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge Excise Act, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani in connection with Bhairavsthan P.S. Case No. 183 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) vinita/- U T