Somar Kewat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6331 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-939 Year-2021 Thana- KANKARBAG District- Patna ====================================================== SOMAR KEWAT Son of Lal Bihari Kewat Resident of Village - Malhi Pakri, P.S. - Kankarbagh, District - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 16-06-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition Excise and Prohibition Act, 2018. It is a case of recovery of about 17.600 liters of country made liquor near Shiv Shakti temple.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that he has no concern with the seized liquor and no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious or constructive possession of the petitioner and petitioner has not been apprehended at the spot. He further submits that on secret information, the name of the petitioner came into light

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6331 of 2022(2) dt.16-06-2022 2/2 and involved in this case. Petitioner has got clean antecedent. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Considering the aforesaid submissions, let the petitioner, above named in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise, Patna in connection with Kankarbagh P.S. Case No. 939 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Brajesh Kumar/- U T