Bihari Rai Alias Bikash Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17054 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-169 Year-2021 Thana- PHULWARIA District- Begusarai ====================================================== BIHARI RAI ALIAS BIKASH RAI Son of Ramashish Rai Resident of Village - Baro Rampur Tola, P.s.- Barauni, Distt.- Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mukesh Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Uday Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 29-07-2022 Heard the parties through virtual court proceedings. Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects within four weeks of resumption of normal court proceedings. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within stipulated period, office will place the matter before the Bench. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable u/s 188, 120B of the IPC and 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. Altogether 1620.72 litres of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the godown of the petitioner, situated in Baro Rampur Diyara.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is quite innocent and has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. Petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case at

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17054 of 2022(2) dt.29-07-2022 2/3 the instance of his enemies. Petitioner has neither been apprehended on the spot nor any incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious physical possession. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or any trade of liquor. Although, it is alleged that the recovery has been made from his husk house but the same is without door, situated at Diyara and is a lonely place, where anyone can enter. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent, as also mentioned in para-3 of the bail application and the co-accused Mithun Rai has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No.72255 of 2021 dated 29.01.2022.

Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs. 75,000.00/- (Rupees Seventy Five Thousand) in the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna bearing Account No.1413010060836, IFSC PUNB0141320, Punjab National Bank, Bar Council Branch, Patna.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, named above, in the event of his arrest/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.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17054 of 2022(2) dt.29-07-2022 3/3 Court below, where the case is pending/Successor court, in connection with Phulwaria P.S. Case No.169 of 2021, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, as also the following conditions.

(1) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. He will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.

(2) The bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the Court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of anticipatory bail on the ground of misuse.

The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of Rs.75,000.00/- (Rupees Seventy Five Thousand) in the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T