Bechan Kumar Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60775 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-220 Year-2020 Thana- SARAIYA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Bechan Kumar Mahto Son Of Bikau Mahto Resident Of Village - Pandaul Paschimi, Mohinpur Soharai, Pandaul, P.S.- Pandaul, District - Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Yugal Kishore, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Abhay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 02-12-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

It is a case of recovery of 35.625 liters of foreign wine from a pick up van bearing Registration no. BR-32GA7385, which belong to this petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that petitioner is ready to deposit Rs.20,000/- in favour of the District Legal Services Authority, Muzaffarpur. Petitioner has clean antecedent.

Learned APP appearing for the State opposed the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60775 of 2022(2) dt.02-12-2022 2/2 anticipatory bail and submitted that the petitioner is a registered owner of the vehicle in question, seized on the spot. Considering the aforesaid submissions, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge Excise Court No.II, Muzaffarpur in connection with Saraiya P.S. Case No. 220 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C with further condition that at the time of furnishing bail bond, the petitioner shall produce receipt of Rs.20,000/ meant to be paid to District Legal Services Authority, Muzaffarpur.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Brajesh Kumar/- U T