Pramod Mahto v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40848 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-44 Year-2021 Thana- BARGAINIA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== PRAMOD MAHTO S/O NATHUNI MAHTO Resident of village- Masha Narutam Punarwas P.S.- Bairagania District- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Uday Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Gauri Shankar Gupta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-09-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.
As per the prosecution case, 273 liters of illicit liquor has been recovered from a Maruti car.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he is no way concerned with the alleged recovery. Petitioner is neither driver nor owner of the vehicle in question. Petitioner has got clean antecedent.
Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40848 of 2022(2) dt.30-09-2022 2/2 prayer for anticipatory bail.
Considering the facts of the case, nature of accusation and clean antecedent of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest/ surrender within a period of six weeks from today shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum- Special Judge, Excise Act, Sitamarhi in connection with Bairgania PS case No. 44/ 2021, subject to conditions laid down u/s 438(2) of the Cr. P. C. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) BKS/- U T