Binod Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50617 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-179 Year-2022 Thana- GOPALPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Binod Mandal S/O Late Adhik Lal Mandal R/O Village- Tintanga Karari, P.S.- Gopalpur, District- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Davendra Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== 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)(b)(c) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act, 2016. Allegedly, it is a case of recovery of illicit liquor from a motorcycle.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that he has no concern with the seized liquor and the motorcycle and no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and petitioner has not been apprehended at the spot. Petitioner has clean antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50617 of 2022(2) dt.11-11-2022 2/2 Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Considering the aforesaid submissions, 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 thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District & Sessions Judge-IX-cum-Special Judge, Excise Act, Bhagalpur in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 179 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

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