Pandav Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31861 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-21 Year-2024 Thana- JAYNAGAR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Pandav Yadav Son of Ramshish Yadav Resident of Village- Kuadh , P.SJaynagar Dist- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ravi Prakash, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273, 307, 353, 224 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code Section 30(a) and 45 of Bihar Liquor Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, total 198 litres of illicit Nepali Saunfi country made liquor was recovered from the bag tied with the motorcycle. Further the petitioner and the coaccused persons holding lathi got the apprehended person released from the custody of police and they caused hindrance in the discharge of official duties of the police personnel.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31861 of 2024(2) dt.02-08-2024 2/3 that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is not the owner of the seized motorcycle. The specific allegation of assaulting is against the co-accused Barun Yadav. The similarly situated coaccused has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 16.04.2024 in Cr. Misc. No. 25711 of 2024. The petitioner has five criminal antecedents in which he is on bail as stated at para 3 of the bail petition.
Learned Counsel has relied on the judgment of Full Bench of Hon'ble Patna High Court in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav vs. State of Bihar 2019 (2) PLJR 1089. The Full Bench in the case of Ram Vinay Yadav (supra) has held that an application for anticipatory bail in a case arising out of Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act can be maintained, despite the bar under Section 76 (2) of the Act, if on the basis of allegation made in the FIR, no offence under the said provision is made out.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31861 of 2024(2) dt.02-08-2024 3/3 of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his 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, Madhubani in connection with Jaynagar P.S. Case No. 21 of 2024, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, with the condition:- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) shivam/- U T