Prem Chandra @ Bangali v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10445 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-317 Year-2019 Thana- UDWANTNAGAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Prem Chandra @ Bangali S/O Jay Kishore Singh R/O Vill.- Bhagwatipur, P.S.- Udawantangar, Dist.-Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mrs.Veena Kumari Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 08-05-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Udawantnagar P.S. Case no.317 of 2019 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, on seeing the police party, the accused managed to escape. On search, 50 liters of illicit liquor was recovered under a Banyan Tree near a pond.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. The name of the petitioner has transpired on disclosure of local chowkidar who has inimical terms with the petitioner. There was no independent witness to the seizure list and no recovery has been made from the physical or conscious possession of the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10445 of 2025(3) dt.08-05-2025 2/3 or from his house. The field is an open space which is accessible to everyone. He undertakes to cooperate in the case/trial.

5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State by stating that the petitioner has three criminal antecedents of same nature. In response, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is on bail in the said cases.

6. In view of the aforementioned facts of the case, it is directed that the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Udawantnagar P.S. Case no.317 of 2019 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned concerned Court below, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S, 2023 and subject to the further condition that the learned Court below would however, verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the Court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, it is expected that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10445 of 2025(3) dt.08-05-2025 3/3 verification process would be done expeditiously without causing any delay.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) Harsh/- U T