Vinod Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28700 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-763 Year-2023 Thana- CHANPATIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Vinod Mahto Son of Satyanarayan Mahto Resident Of Village- Garbhuwa Lala Tola, Ps- Sirisiya Op Dist- West Champaran 2.

Pramod Mahto Son of Satyanarayan Mahto Resident Of Village- Garbhuwa Lala Tola, Ps- Sirisiya Op Dist- West Champaran 3.

Pramendra Mahto Son of Late Wakil Mahto Resident Of Village- Garbhuwa Lala Tola, Ps- Sirisiya Op Dist- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-07-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Chanpatia Sirisiya O.P. P.S. Case No. 763 of 2023 dated 25.12.2023 of the offences punishable u/s 186, 188, 353, 504, 379, 511, 34 of the I.P.C. and Section 45 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act 2018.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioners and the co-accused persons are alleged to have abused and pelted bricks and stones on the police officials causing hindrance in discharge of official duties of the police personnel.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28700 of 2024(2) dt.19-07-2024 2/3

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners have submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The name of the petitioners has transpired in this case only at the instance of villagers. There are general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners. The petitioners have no concern with the alleged recovery. Similarly situated co-accused has already been granted anticipatory bail by the co-ordinate bench of this court vide order dated 19.03.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 18464 of 2024. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioner have four criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the nature of allegation against the petitioners, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, West Champaran in connection with Chanpatia Sirisiya O.P. P.S.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28700 of 2024(2) dt.19-07-2024 3/3 Case No. 763 of 2023 subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

7. This application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Jyoti/- U T