Patna High CourtCR. MISC./36473/2024bail granted

Abhishek Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar

2024-06-21Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36473 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-133 Year-2024 Thana- PATRAKARNAGAR District- Patna ====================================================== Abhishek Ranjan, S/O Sri Kanhaiya Yadav, R/O Gauv Chananiya, Nh 80, Opposite Side Of The Kali Mandir, P.O And P.S- Alinagar, Distt.- Lakhisarai, Surajgarha, Bihar-811106.

... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shiv Pratap For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rabindra Kumar- A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 21-06-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and 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 Excise Act.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the allegation is of recovery of 3.6 litres of liquor from a scooty and a bullet motorcycle as detailed in the F.I.R.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner being owner of the scooty came to be implicated in the instant case. It is also submitted that no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36473 of 2024(2) dt.21-06-2024 2/3 prudent person would use his own vehicle for committing a crime and thus, would create evidence against himself and hence, would get implicated, when admittedly petitioner is a person with clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. Sri Rabindra Kumar opposes the anticipatory bail application.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, abovenamed, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of ten 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 Judge Excise Act-1, Patna in connection with Patrakar Nagar P. S. Case No.133 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. The application stands allowed.

8. 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36473 of 2024(2) dt.21-06-2024 3/3 it is found that petitioner has antecedent of even one case, in that event, the present anticipatory bail application shall not be given effect to.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T