Raju Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43408 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-40 Year-2024 Thana- CHAORI District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Raju Choudhary S/o Late Shivjee Bind R/o Village-Babubandh, Police Station-Chauri District-Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Mritunjay Kumar Nirala, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 26-06-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in Chauri P.S. Case No. 40 of 2024, registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that, 210 liters liquor was recovered from two motorcycles.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner is neither owner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43408 of 2024(2) dt.26-06-2024 2/2 nor rider of any of the motorcycles in question. Name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Shambhu Singh which has no evidentiary value. The petitioner has got one criminal antecedent in which the petitioner is on bail. There is no compliance of Section 100 of Cr.P.C.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Chauri P.S. Case No. 40 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T