Monu Rai @ Monu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29932 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-647 Year-2022 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran ====================================================== MONU RAI @ MONU KUMAR S/O- UMESH RAI Village-Sabalpur, Nawal Tola, P.S.-Sonepur, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anuj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 18-05-2023 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 Sections 30(a) and 41(i) of the Bihar Excise Act..

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of two cases and allegation is of recovery of 425.82 liters of liquor from Bolero and pick-up vehicle.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and he came to be implicated at the instance of Chowkidar with whom he is on an inimical term. It is also submitted that petitioner is not the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29932 of 2023(2) dt.18-05-2023 2/2 owner of any of the seized vehicle.

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. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten 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 Sonepur P.S. Case No. 647 of 2022 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T