Patna High CourtCR. MISC./33659/2024bail granted

Arvind Rai @ Arvind Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-09-09Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33659 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-806 Year-2021 Thana- MUZAFFARPUR SADAR DistrictMuzaffarpur ====================================================== Arvind Rai @ Arvind Kumar Son of Lalbabu Rai R/O Vill.- Pusta, P.S.- Sadar, Dist.- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Braj Kishore Pd., APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 09-09-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No.806 of 2021.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of two cases and allegation is of recovery of 20.25 liters of liquor from a motorcycle.

4. It is next submitted that petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33659 of 2024(2) dt.09-09-2024 2/3 possession and is not the owner of the seized motorcycle and he came to be implicated at the instance of local people, but then it is submitted that police in majority of the cases implicates either at the instance of the 'Chowkidar', local person, secret information or confessional statement in a mechanical manner without holding proper investigation.

5. The learned APP for the State opposes the anticipatory bail application.

6. 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, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.1, Muzaffarpur in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No.806 of 2021, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. It is made clear that the learned trial court before accepting the bail bonds of the petitioner shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in the event, if it is found that petitioner has antecedent of more than two cases, in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33659 of 2024(2) dt.09-09-2024 3/3 that event, the present anticipatory bail order shall not be given effect.

8. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Prakash Narayan U T