Mukesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54614 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-237 Year-2024 Thana- BHAGWAN BAZAR District- Saran ====================================================== Mukesh Kumar Son Of Badari Sah R/V- Mohalla- Naviganj, P.S.- Bhagwan Bazar, Distt. - Saran At Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Ms. Indu Kumari Srivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 06-08-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act in connection with Bhagwan Bazar P.S. Case No.237 of 2024.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of one case and allegation is of recovery of 48.600 liters of liquor from a scooty.

4. It is next submitted that petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and he came to be implicated based on the fact that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54614 of 2024(2) dt.06-08-2024 2/3 he is owner of the Scooty. It is next submitted that no prudent person would use his own vehicle for committing an occurrence and thus would create evidence against himself and hence would get implicated. It is also submitted that petitioner was completely unaware that Chhotan would misuse the vehicle in the manner as alleged who was also apprehended from the spot.

5. The learned APP for the State opposes the anticipatory bail application.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs.5000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Ist Exclusive Special Excise Court, Saran at Chapra in connection with Bhagwan Bazar P.S. Case No.237 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. It is made clear that the learned trial court before accepting the bail bonds of the petitioner shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in the event, if it is found that petitioner has antecedent of more than one case, in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54614 of 2024(2) dt.06-08-2024 3/3 that event, the present anticipatory bail order shall not be given effect.

8. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Prakash Narayan U T