Santosh Jha v. The State Of Bihar
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34936 of 2018 (2) dt.20-06-2018
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.34936 of 2018 ====================================================== Santosh Jha son of Chandra Shekhar Jha, Resident of village- Pidhauli, Ward No. 10, P.S.- Teghra, District- Begusarai .... .... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Alok Kumar Alok, Adv For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umeshnand Pandit A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 20-06-2018 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out of Teghra Police Station Case No. 112 of 2018, disclosing offences under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner, who is of clean antecedent, is innocent and has not committed any offence. In fact, the alleged recovery of foreign liquor was made from the cow dung, which is evident from seizure list and the petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Hence, the petitioner deserves the privilege of anticipatory bail.
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case,
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34936 of 2018 (2) dt.20-06-2018 let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II- cum- Special Judge, Excise Act, Begusarai, in connection with Teghra Police Station Case No. 112 of 2018, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Arvind Srivastava, J) brajesh/- U T