Chhotu Kumar @ Surya Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33290 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-153 Year-2023 Thana- CHANDAUTI District- Gaya ====================================================== CHHOTU KUMAR @ SURYA KUMAR Son of Shiv Kumar Chaudhary @ Sukumar Chaudhary Resident of Mohalla - Chamardih, P.S.- Chandauti, District - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vishwa Ranjan Choudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dr. Ajeet Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 25-05-2023 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 is a person with clean antecedent and allegation is of recovery of 25 liters of liquor from the house of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not apprehended from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession, it is next submitted even the house from where the recovery is alleged is a joint family property as such, it cannot be alleged with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33290 of 2023(2) dt.25-05-2023 2/2 certainty that it was petitioner who had kept liquor in the house of the liquor kept in the house was within his knowledge when admittedly petitioner is a person with clean antecedent. 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 trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Chandauti P.S. Case No. 153 of 2023 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Adnan/- U T