Mantu Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53859 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-161 Year-2021 Thana- BAGHA District- West Champaran ====================================================== MANTU YADAV Son of Rajendra Yadav Resident of Village - Pratappur, P.S.- Semra, District - West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prerna Anand For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 04-03-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual Court proceedings. Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects within four weeks. In the eventuality of nonremoval of defects within undertaken period, the office will place the matter before the Bench.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner rather 115 liters of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from a vehicle and the apprehended person disclosed the name of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53859 of 2021(2) dt.04-03-2022 2/3 petitioner as one of his accomplices. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or the place of recovery or any trade of liquor. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. He has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of his enemy. There is nothing on record to indicate the complicity of the petitioner barring the confessional statement of the apprehended person which has no evidentiary value in the eye of law. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.20,000.00 (Rupees Twenty Thousand) in the account of Bihar Kishore Nyay Nidhi, bearing Saving Bank Account No.35094613009, IFSC Code: SBIN0000153, State Bank of India, Patna Secretariat Sinchai Bhawan Branch, Patna, Branch Code 153.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53859 of 2021(2) dt.04-03-2022 3/3 Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Bagaha P.S. Case No. 161 of 2021, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, subject to the further conditions that

(1) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife.

(2) The petitioner shall not indulge himself in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of Rs.20,000.00 (Rupees Twenty Thousand) in the account of Bihar Kishore Nyay Nidhi.

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