Megha Yadav @ Meghnath Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8796 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-320 Year-2022 Thana- MANJHI District- Saran ====================================================== Megha Yadav @ Meghnath Yadav Son Of Baleshwar Yadav Resident Of Village - Bhabhauli Gairat Tola, P.S.- Manjhi, District - Saran At Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shrinath Manjhi For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sunil Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 18-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30/ 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner rather 230 liters of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from the place of occurrence. He submits that the similarly situated co-accused has already been granted bail by this Court vide order 13.04.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 7562 of 2023. He submits that the petitioner has no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8796 of 2023(2) dt.18-04-2023 2/3 criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail application. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.20,000.00 (Rupees Twenty Thousand) in the account of Bihar State Bar Council Welfare Fund bearing Account No.31861041899, IFSC Code: SBIN0010340, State Bank of India, High Court Campus, Patna.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No. 320 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, subject to the further conditions that

(1) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife.

(2) The petitioner shall not indulge himself in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8796 of 2023(2) dt.18-04-2023 3/3 aforesaid amount in the account of Bihar State Bar Council Welfare Fund, Patna.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) N.K/- U T