Raghunath Prasad @ Bigu Mahto @ Raghunath Kumar @ Bigu Jee v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No. 53950 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-92 Year-2018 Thana- Sonbersa District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Raghunath Prasad @ Bigu Mahto @ Raghunath Kumar @ Bigu Jee, Son of Kishori Mahto, Resident of Village- Bhutahi, Police Station- Sonbarsha, District- Sitamarhi.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Santosh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Akhileshwar Dayal ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 3.

06-10-2018 Heard Sri Santosh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Akhileshwar Dayal, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor.

The sole petitioner, having clean antecedent, which fact has been stated in paragraph - 3 of the petition, apprehending his arrest in Sonbarsa P.S. Case No. 92 of 2018 registered for offence under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, has prayed for grant of bail in the event of his arrest or surrender.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in this case, nothing was recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner, rather in the case, recovery of huge quantity of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.53950 of 2018(3) dt.06-10-2018 2/2 country-made liquor and Nepali Saufi wine were shown from the premises of one of the accused Md. Akramul Hussain and on the basis of so called confessional statement made by said accused, petitioner has been made accused in the present case. Considering the nature of accusation, clean antecedent as well as the fact that petitioner has been made accused on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused, in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, let the petitioner namely Raghunath Prasad @ Bigu Mahto @ Raghunath Kumar @ Bigu Jee 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 learned Additional Sessions Judge II-cum-Special Judge Excise Act, Sitamarhi in connection with Sonbarsa P.S. Case No. 92 of 2018, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

(Rakesh Kumar, J.) anay U T