Md. Manjar @ Md. Manjar Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52755 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-77 Year-2020 Thana- JALALGARH District- Purnia ====================================================== MD. MANJAR @ MD. MANJAR ALAM Son of Md. Ekram Resident of Village - Dimiya, P.S.- Jalalgarh, District - Purnia. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dr. Bidhu Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Arun Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 14-10-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual Court proceedings. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272 and 273 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act and Sections 21(a) (b) of the N.D.P.S. Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of one case and allegation is of recovery of 6.5 litres codeine from a carton tied on a Pulsar motorcycle.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not apprehended from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession, it is next submitted that the petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52755 of 2022(2) dt.14-10-2022 2/2 of the motorcycle and his name transpired in the confessional statement of Vikash and Chandan in police custody which has no evidentiary value.

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

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. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten 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 Jalalgarh P.S. Case No. 77 of 2020 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishi/- U T