Vikash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25041 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-232 Year-2020 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Begusarai ====================================================== VIKASH KUMAR Son of Ramudit Rai Resident of Village - Rani Ward No. 03, P.S.- Bachchwara, District - Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sada Nand Roy, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Madhuri Lata, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 17-12-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Excise Case No.232C2/2020, registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather 30.225 litres of foreign liquor is said to have recovered from a shop, which is situated in the house of the petitioner. The wife of the petitioner was arrested at the spot. It is submitted that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25041 of 2021(3) dt.17-12-2021 2/3 the bail petition.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.25,000/- (rupees twenty five thousand) in Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna, bearing Account No. 1413010060836, IFS Code PUNB0141320, Punjab National Bank, Bar Council Branch, Patna.

In the facts and circumstances of the case, let petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this order, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge Excise Act, Begusarai in connection with Excise Case No.232C2/2020, subject to the conditions:

(1) Laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(2) One of the bailors would be close relative of the petitioner having sufficient immovable properties, who will file an affidavit stating his relationship with the petitioner.

(3) If the petitioner indulges in an offence of similar

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25041 of 2021(3) dt.17-12-2021 3/3 nature in future, the prosecution will be at liberty to move the learned court below for cancellation of his bail bonds.

(4) The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by learned court below on showing receipt of deposit of Rs.25,000/- (rupees twenty five thousand) in Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J.) Sanjay/- U T