Pramod Mahto @ Parmod Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51658 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-572 Year-2022 Thana- SAMASTIPUR MUFFASIL DistrictSamastipur ====================================================== Pramod Mahto @ Parmod Mahto Son of Late Musai Mahto @ Late Muso Mahto Village- Lagunia Suryakanth, P.S.- Samastipur Muffasil, Dist.- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Abhay Shanker Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Jagdhar Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-07-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Samastipur Muffasil P.S. Case No. 572 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 149, 341, 323, 332, 333, 306 and 353 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, on the information that country made Chulai liquor is being manufactured and sold by one Kailash Mahto, the informant reached at the place of occurrence. It is alleged that local people and 17 named persons including the petitioner after making unlawful assembly surrounded the police party and made attack upon them causing injuries.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51658 of 2024(2) dt.19-07-2024 2/2 petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case. There is general and omnibus allegation agaisnt the petitioner. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is further submitted that similarly situated coaccused namely, Arun Kumar @ Arun Kumar Mahto has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 10.11.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 73138 of 2023.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-II, Samastipur in connection with Samastipur Muffasil P.S. Case No. 572 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) lata/- U T