Mahendra Kumar Rana v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48249 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-82 Year-2021 Thana- BHAWANIPUR District- Purnia ====================================================== Mahendra Kumar Rana Son of Upendra Prasad Rana Resident of VillageMaldiha, Ward No. 04, P.S.- Barhara Kothi, District- Purnea. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Indu Kumari Srivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 04-02-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual court proceeding. Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects within three weeks. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within undertaken period, the office will place the matter before the Bench.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather 15 liters of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the motorcycle of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48249 of 2021(2) dt.04-02-2022 2/3 petitioner. He submits that petitioner is the owner of the said motorcycle. He submits that apprehended co-accused Rohit Kumar has requested the petitioner that he has some work and he needs petitioner's motorcycle. The petitioner has given his motorcycle unknowingly in good faith. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail application.

Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs. 15,000.00 (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) in the Bihar Kishore Nyay Nidhi, Apna Ghar, Near Lalit Bhawan, Bailey Road Patna, bearing Saving Account No. 35094613009, State Bank of India, Branch Name Patna Secretariat Sinchai Bhawan, Branch Code- 153, IFSC Code-SBIN0000153.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Bhawanipur P.S. Case No. 82/2021, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. as

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48249 of 2021(2) dt.04-02-2022 3/3 also the following conditions:

(1) 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 petitioner. He will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of 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. 15,000.00 (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) in the Bihar Kishore Nyay Nidhi, Patna.

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