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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./28185/2022bail granted

Anil Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2022-11-07Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28185 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-147 Year-2021 Thana- MEHANDIA District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Anil kumar son of Bijender Saw resident of village - Mehandia Bigha, P.S.- Daudnagar, Distt.- Aurangabad.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 07-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

Let the defects, as pointed out by the office, be removed within a period of four weeks from today. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

Recovery is of 5 liter of country made wine.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case only on the basis of suspicion. He further submits that the name of the petitioner has been transpired in the present case on the basis of the confessional statement of the co-accused namely Deepak Kumar. He further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28185 of 2022(3) dt.07-11-2022 2/3 submits that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and the petitioner has no concern at all with the alleged recovery of the motorcycle and liquor in question. In fact the owner of the motorcycle in question is brother of the co-accused namely Satish Kumar, who is own brother of the co-accused.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Mehandia Police Station Case No. 147 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. and also the following conditions:-

1. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28185 of 2022(3) dt.07-11-2022 3/3 bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

2. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

3. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) sandeep/- U T