Vikram Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36013 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-86 Year-2022 Thana- LAHERIYASARAI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Vikram Mahto, Son Of Shivjee Mahto Resident Of Belwaganj, Andheriabagh, Police Station- Laheriasarai, District- Darbhanga. ... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pankaj Kumar Das For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Indu Kumari Srivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 03-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Excise Act, 2018.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the allegation is of recovery of 1389 litres of liquor from a pick-up van. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession. It is further submitted that petitioner is neither the owner, nor the driver of the pick-up van and he came to be implicated at the instance of local people as alleged, but then the F.I.R. does not disclose the name of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36013 of 2022(2) dt.03-11-2022 2/2 local people, who disclosed the name of the petitioner. Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application.

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. 1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Laheriasarai P. S. Case No.86 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T