Pradeep Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12901 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2021 Thana- MAHESHKHUNT District- Khagaria ====================================================== Pradeep Kumar S/O Naresh Bhagat R/O- Village - Maraiya, Pipra Latif, P.S. - Parbatta, Dist. - Khagaria.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Babu Nandan Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Abhay Kumar Roy, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 04-11-2022 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 and Excise Amendment Act, 2018. Allegedly, it is a case of recovery of illicit liquor from the Bolero vehicle bearing registration no. BR-10PA-7005. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the driver of the vehicle was arrested and the petitioner was owner of the said vehicle. He further submits that petitioner is ready to deposit of Rs.10,000/- in the District Legal Services Authority, Khagaria. Petitioner has clean antecedent. Learned APP appearing for the State opposed the anticipatory bail.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12901 of 2022(3) dt.04-11-2022 2/2 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-II-cum-Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Khagaria in connection with Maheshkhunt P.S. Case No. 160 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C with a further condition that at the time of furnishing bail bond, the petitioner shall produce the receipt of Rs.10,000/ meant to be paid to District Legal Services Authority, Khagaria.

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