Lal Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39973 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-126 Year-2021 Thana- ANDHRAMATH District- Madhubani ====================================================== Lal Mandal S/O Ramnath Mandal R/O Village- Gadiya, P.S.- Andhramath, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Bharti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 02-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272 and 273 of the Indian Penal code and Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

It is a case of recovery of illicit liquor from a plastic sacks.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that he has no concern with the seized liquor and no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and petitioner has not been apprehended at the spot. He further submits that the name

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39973 of 2022(2) dt.02-11-2022 2/2 of the petitioner came into light on the basis of apprehended coaccused. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Considering the aforesaid submissions, let the petitioner, above named in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise Act, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani in connection with Andhramath P.S. Case No. 126 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Brajesh Kumar/- U T