Manoj Bhagat @ Manoj Kumar Bhagat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41153 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-93 Year-2023 Thana- GANGABRIDGE District- Vaishali ====================================================== MANOJ BHAGAT @ MANOJ KUMAR BHAGAT Son of Mohan Bhagat Resident of village - Kuwari Bujurg, P.S. - Ganga Bridge, Distt. - Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjit Kumar Thakur, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 04-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 36 and 41(i) of the Bihar Excise Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of one case and allegation is of recovery of 945.540 liters of liquor from a Bolero pick-up vehicle.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and he came to be implicated at the instance of villagers, but then the F.I.R. does not disclose the name of the villagers who disclosed the name of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41153 of 2023(2) dt.04-07-2023 2/2 the petitioner, it is next submitted that petitioner is not the owner of the seized vehicle.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

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 trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Ganga Bridge P.S. Case No. 93 of 2023 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T