Ram Pratap Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60235 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-312 Year-2022 Thana- RIGA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== 1.

Ram Pratap Mahto Son Of Munna Mahto R/V- Pakri, P.S- Riga, DistSitamarhi 2.

Umesh Mahto Son Of Late Vinod Mahto R/V- Pakri, P.S- Riga, DistSitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ayush Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kanhaiya Kishore, APP-100 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 18-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act, 2018.

Allegedly, it is a case of recovery of illicit liquor from a poultry form.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that they have no concern with the seized liquor and the poultry form and no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60235 of 2022(2) dt.18-11-2022 2/2 petitioners have not been apprehended at the spot. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Considering the aforesaid submissions, let the petitioners, above named in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Exclusive Special Excise Court No.1, Sitamarhi in connection with Riga P.S. Case No. 312 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Brajesh Kumar/- U T