Suraj Gupta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56111 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-208 Year-2022 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== SURAJ GUPTA Son of Ramkeshwar Sah @ Akalu Sah R/V- Gola Bandh Road, Licchi Gachhi, P.S- Muzaffarpur Town, Dist- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajesh Roy, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Renu Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 04-11-2022 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 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Excise Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of two cases and allegation is of recovery of 1776.60 liters liquor from a goods vehicle and 450 litres liquor from an auto.

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 petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56111 of 2022(2) dt.04-11-2022 2/2 the alleged vehicle and he came to be implicated based on secret information due to his antecedents.

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. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty 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 Excise Case No. 208 of 2022 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishi/- U T