Mantu Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44105 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-608 Year-2020 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- East Champaran ====================================================== MANTU SHARMA Son of Harendra Sharma @ Surendra Sharma Resident of Village - Barharwa, P.S.- Turkaulia, District - East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajesh Roy, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mohammad Sufyan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 21-06-2022 Heard the parties.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defects within four weeks. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within the stipulated period, office will place the matter before the Bench.

Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable u/s section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Altogether 4000 liters of illegal spirit is said to have been recovered from a Truck and several vehicles were also seized from the spot. It is alleged that one of the accused persons was apprehended on the spot and the petitioner and others fled away. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44105 of 2021(2) dt.21-06-2022 2/3 is quite innocent and has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. Petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of his enemies. Petitioner has neither been apprehended on the spot nor any incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious physical possession. Allegation against him is that seeing the police, he fled away from the spot. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or any trade of liquor. The said seized vehicle does not belongs to the petitioner. There is no compliance of section 100 of the Cr.P.C. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent, as also mentioned in para-3 of the bail application.

Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.1,00,000.00/- (Rupees One Lac) in the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna bearing Account No.1413010060836, IFSC PUNB0141320, Punjab National Bank, Bar Council Branch, Patna.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, named above, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44105 of 2021(2) dt.21-06-2022 3/3 Court below, where the case is pending/Successor court, in connection with Excise Case No.608 of 2020, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, as also the following conditions.

(1) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. He will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.

(2) The bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the Court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of anticipatory bail on the ground of misuse.

The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of Rs.1,00,000.00/- (Rupees One Lac) in the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T