Sonajhari Singh @ Sonadhari Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36284 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-234 Year-2020 Thana- UDWANTNAGAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Sonajhari Singh @ Sonadhari Singh, Son of Ashok Singh, Resident of Village - Asani, P.S. - Udwantnagar, District - Bhojpur. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Anil Kumar- Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ram Naresh Ray- A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 08-04-2021 Heard both sides.
Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Udawantnagar P. S. Case No.234 of 2020 corresponding to Excise Case No.887 of 2020 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.
The informant got the information about manufacturing of wine in village Asni by the side of river Bannas, the informant raided the place and recovered 35 litres of liquor. The informant named the petitioners on the basis of identification made by the Chaukidar.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is not apprehended on the spot. The Chaukidar named five persons including the petitioner. Ranjit Singh, one of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36284 of 2020(2) dt.08-04-2021 2/2 person is said to have fled and identified, has already been granted anticipatory bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court. The case of this petitioner stands on similar footing. Taking into consideration the facts aforesaid and the similarly situated co-accused Ranjit Singh, who has already been granted anticipatory bail, the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest/ surrender within four weeks from the date of receipt of this order to the Court concerned, shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 4th Additional Sessions Judge, Ara, Bhojpur in connection with Udawantnagar P. S. Case No.234 of 2020 corresponding to Excise Case No.887 of 2020, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) vikash/- U T