Shree Ram Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12220 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-117 Year-2020 Thana- ANDHRAMATH District- Madhubani ====================================================== Shree Ram Mandal Son of Dhaniklal Mandal Village- Piprai, Bangawan, Bangama, P.S.- Laukahi, District -Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Bharti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Madhura Nand Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 09-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273 and 414 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. A perusal of the first information report and the seizure list would go to show that a total 34.8 liters of Nepali liquor has been recovered from a motorcycle and the two persons riding on the same managed to escape from the place of occurrence.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner surfaced in this case on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12220 of 2025(3) dt.09-05-2025 2/3 account of the fact that he is the owner of the seized motorcycle. However, it is submitted that on the alleged date of occurrence the petitioner's cousin brother has taken the motorcycle for his mother's treatment and the petitioner has no knowledge that the motorcycle was put in illegal use. It is also a fact that the petitioner was not caught on the spot and nothing has been recovered from his physical or conscious possession.

5.

Taking into consideration the abovementioned facts and circumstances of the case and further that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 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 four weeks from today, 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 Court below where the case is pending/ successor Court in connection with Andhramath P.S. Case No.117 of 2020, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C./482 (2) of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12220 of 2025(3) dt.09-05-2025 3/3 the B.N.S.S. and subject to the further condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the investigation/trial. (Soni Shrivastava, J) Trivedi/- U T