Meghnath Ray @ Gyanesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44558 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-141 Year-2021 Thana- HATHAURI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Meghnath Ray @ Gyanesh Kumar S/O Dev Narayan Ray R/O Vill - Param Jivar, Ps.- Hathauri, District - Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anish Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Abhay Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 11-11-2022 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 30(a), 41(i)(ii) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

There is recovery of 577.950 litres of illicit liquor from an ambulance car. The petitioner is alleged to have fled away from the place of seizure.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner was not apprehended from the spot. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44558 of 2022(2) dt.11-11-2022 2/2 possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern either with the seized illicit liquor or the vehicle in question.

In the facts and circumstance of the case, 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 Thousands) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 1, Muzaffarpur in connection with Hathauri P.S. Case No. 141 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

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