Patna High CourtCR. MISC./21242/2023bail granted

Sunil Kumar Sonkar v. The State Of Bihar

2023-05-15Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21242 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-825 Year-2022 Thana- SASARAM NAGAR District- Rohtas ====================================================== SUNIL KUMAR SONKAR Son of Nand Lal Sonkar R/o Village - Takiya, P.S.- Sasaram, District - Rohtas.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kiran Kumari Sharma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nagendra Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 15-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of one case and informant alleges that one Om Babu Kumar was apprehended with 16.38 liters liquor who disclosed the name of the petitioner.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not apprehended from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession, it is next submitted that petitioner came to be implicated based on the confessional statement of the co-accused in police custody

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21242 of 2023(2) dt.15-05-2023 2/2 which does not have any evidentiary value.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Sasaram Nagar P.S. Case No. 825 of 2022 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) HarshPandey/- U T