Rishi Singh @ Rishikesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18819 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-565 Year-2021 Thana- SITAMARHI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== RISHI SINGH @ RISHIKESH KUMAR SON OF SURESH SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BARIYARPUR, WARD NO.-4, P.S.- SITAMARHI, DISTRICT- SITAMARHI ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Birendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Rita Verma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a), 36 of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

As per the prosecution case, 878.400 liters of Nepali liquor has been recovered from a pick up van and petitioner has been made accused on the basis of disclosure made by coaccused, Bhola Kumar, who was apprehended on the spot. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he is no way concerned with the alleged recovery. Petitioner is neither driver

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18819 of 2022(2) dt.22-07-2022 2/2 nor owner of the vehicle in question. Petitioner has got clean antecedent.

Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Considering the facts of the case, nature of accusation and clean antecedent of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest/ surrender within a period of six weeks from today shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge-VII-cum- Special Judge, Excise Court-II, Sitamarhi in connection with Sitamarhi PS case No. 565/2021, subject to conditions laid down u/s 438(2) of the Cr. P. C. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) BKS/- U T