Kunal Gaurav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36314 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1593 Year-2023 Thana- DANAPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Kunal Gaurav Son of Lal Babu Saw Resident of Village - Bibiganj, Dalwar Road, P.S. - Danapur, District - Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nishikant, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ahmad Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 25-06-2024 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 Sections 30(a), 41 and 56 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act in connection with Danapur P.S. Case No.1593 of 2023.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and allegation is of recovery of 25.480 liters of liquor from a scooty.

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.36314 of 2024(2) dt.25-06-2024 2/3 possession and he came to be implicated based on the fact that he is owner of the seized scooty. It is next submitted that no prudent person would use his own vehicle for committing an occurrence and thus would create evidence against himself and hence would get implicated. It is also submitted that petitioner was completely unaware that Raja would misuse the vehicle in the manner as alleged who was also apprehended from the spot.

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.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Excise Judge at Danapur in connection with Danapur P.S. Case No.1593 of 2023, 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 even one case, in that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36314 of 2024(2) dt.25-06-2024 3/3 event, the present anticipatory bail order shall not be given effect.

8. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Prakash Narayan U T