Nandan Jha @ Umesh Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30551 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-85 Year-2020 Thana- SAHEBPUR KAMAL District- Begusarai ====================================================== Nandan Jha @ Umesh Jha Son of Gulab Jha Resident of Ward No. 8, Near Middle School, Pubari Tola, Sanha, P.S.- Sahebpur Kamal, District - Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pritish Kumar Lal, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 20-01-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Sahebpur Kamal P.S. Case No.85 of 2020, registered under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

As per allegation in the F.I.R., 1.08 litres of IMFL is stated to have been recovered from outside the house of the petitioner.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no recovery as alleged has taken place. In any case he has no concern with the allegedly recovered articles. He has no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30551 of 2020(2) dt.20-01-2021 2/2 criminal antecedent.

The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case, especially in view of the fact that he has no criminal antecedent, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of six weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Sahebpur Kamal P.S. Case No.85 of 2020, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/ (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cumSpecial Judge (Excise Act), Begusarai subject to the conditions as laid down in section 438(2) of Criminal Procedure Code. (Partha Sarthy, J) Bibhash U T