Sujit Kumar Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64133 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-261 Year-2024 Thana- PHULPARAS District- Madhubani ====================================================== Sujit Kumar Mahto Son Of Chhotelal Singh Village- Rupauli Ruphara, P.S.- Koili Distt.- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ratnakar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Meena Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 01-10-2024 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 Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner rather 3199.500 liters of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the various vehicles. He submits that the police has seized one scooty from the place of occurrence. He submits that the petitioner is the owner of the seized vehicle on that basis he has been made accused in this case. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

4. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.40,000.00 (Rupees Forty Thousand) in the account of Mahavir

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64133 of 2024(2) dt.01-10-2024 2/2 Cancer Sansthan, Patna, bearing Account No. 3332964762, IFSC Code: CBIN0282779 (fifth character is zero), MICR Code: 800016018, Central Bank of India, Chitkohra Branch, Patna.

5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Phulparas P.S. Case No. 261 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, subject to the further conditions that:

(i) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife. (ii) The petitioner shall not indulge himself in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial.

6. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in the account of Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U T