Patna High CourtCR. MISC./8772/2024bail granted

Lokesh Kumar Jha @ Lokesh Jha v. The State Of Bihar

2024-03-04Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8772 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1268 Year-2023 Thana- KHAJANCHI HAT District- Purnia ====================================================== Lokesh Kumar Jha @ Lokesh Jha son of Ram Chandra Jha R/o- W. No-6, Kajhi Road Near Krishn Mandir Hridaynagar Ps- Banmankhi Dist- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Rabindra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 04-03-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with K. Hat P.S. Case No.1268/2023 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of one case and allegation is of recovery of 39 litres of liquor under the bed of the house of one Kumud Kumar Jha. It is next submitted that petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and he came to be implicated at the instance of Kumud Kumar Jha, who disclosed that petitioner was his tenant. It is next submitted that petitioner is not a tenant

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8772 of 2024(2) dt.04-03-2024 2/2 of Kumud Kumar Jha and it appears that Kumud Kumar Jha in order to save himself, falsely implicated the petitioner.

4. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5000/- (Rupees five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri Jitesh Kumar, learned Special Judge, Excise Court-1, Purnea in connection with K. Hat P.S. Case No.1268/2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T