Meghnath Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40115 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-148 Year-2023 Thana- BHANGWANPUR HAT District- Siwan ====================================================== MEGHNATH MAHTO Son of Late Kamla Mahto @ Kamal Mahto Resident of village - Ratan Panrauli, P.S. - Bhagwanpur Hat, Distt. - Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Harendra Prasad, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dilip Kumar No.1, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 08-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. Altogether 10 litres country made liquor has been recovered from half constructed house of the petitioner. Seeing the police, one person fled away from the spot.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has no concern either with the seized liquor or any trade of liquor. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40115 of 2023(3) dt.08-08-2023 2/3 general and omnibus in nature. Petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of his enemy. He was not apprehended on the spot. He had not consumed liquor. He has been made accused in the present case merely on the basis of the statement of local people. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

5. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs. 10,000.00 (Rupees Ten Thousand) in account of Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna, bearing Account No.1413010060836, IFSC Code: PUNB141320, Punjab National Bank, Bar Council Branch, Patna.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Bhagwanpur Hat P.S. Case No. 148 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, subject to the further conditions that

(1) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40115 of 2023(3) dt.08-08-2023 3/3 preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife.

(2) The petitioner shall not indulge himself in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial.

7. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna.

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