Raj Narayan Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55287 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-337 Year-2024 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Raj Narayan Rai S/o Late Rajendra Rai R/o vill - Sabalpur Chaharam, P.S. - Sonepur, Distt.- Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Sucheta Yadav, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 07-08-2024 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 Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No.337 of 2024.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of three cases and allegation is of recovery of 972 liters of liquor from a boat.

4. It is next submitted that petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and even alleged recovery is from a boat which does not belong to him and he came to be implicated at the instance of 'Chowkidar' with whom he is on inimical term.

5. The learned APP for the State opposes the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55287 of 2024(2) dt.07-08-2024 2/2 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.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge Excise, Court No.II, Saran at Chapra in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No.337 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 three cases, in that event, the present anticipatory bail order shall not be given effect.

8. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Prakash Narayan U T