Janardhan Mahto @ Janu @ Janardan Kumar Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55555 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2023 Thana- BALIGAON District- Vaishali ====================================================== JANARDHAN MAHTO @ JANU @ JANARDAN KUMAR MAHTO SON OF PREMCHAND MAHTO RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-108 , BRAHMAN TOLA, PS- GODDA, DIST- GODDA, JHARKHAND ... ... 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. Sunil Kumar Pandey, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 25-08-2023

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of one case.

4. Allegation is of recovery of 1268.64 litres of liquor from a pickup vehicle.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits 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 suspicion when he is not the owner of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55555 of 2023(2) dt.25-08-2023 2/2 seized vehicle.

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

7. 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 from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Baligaon P.S. Case No. 12 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T