Santosh Chaudhary @ Santosh Kumar Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64838 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-255 Year-2023 Thana- BHAGWAN BAZAR District- Saran ====================================================== SANTOSH CHAUDHARY @ SANTOSH KUMAR CHAUDHARY SON OF LATE ASHOK CHAUDHARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- NAYA JAANTOLA, PS -BHAGWAN BAZAR, DISTT- SARAN ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Tiwary For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Abhay Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 22-01-2024 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehend his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) and 44 of Bihar Prohibition Excise Act, 2016.

3. Allegedly, on the basis of a video of one Rohit Kumar, and after query from him, he disclosed that the petitioner has given him liquor to sale liquor.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and have committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. No such occurrence, in the manner as alleged, has ever taken place. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. He submits that there is no recovery of liquor

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64838 of 2023(3) dt.22-01-2024 2/2 from the place or occurrence or from the possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has two criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his/her 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 the learned court below where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Bhagwan Bazar P.S. Case No.255 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

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