Chandan Pasi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29653 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-137 Year-2023 Thana- KATEYA District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Chandan Pasi Son Of Late Nawal Pasi Resident Of Village- Saidpura, PsKateya, Distt- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Lokesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Bishweshwar Ram, 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 Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of one case and allegation is of recovery of 198 litres of liquor from a car.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not apprehended from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and he came to be implicated based on the confessional statement of Ashraf Ali in police custody which does not have any evidentiary value, it is further submitted that petitioner is not the owner of the car and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29653 of 2023(2) dt.18-05-2023 2/2 came to be implicated because of his antecedents. 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 Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Kateya P.S. Case No. 137 of 2023 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishi/- U T