Pintu Mehta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61951 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-104 Year-2022 Thana- BARUN District- Aurangabad ====================================================== PINTU MEHTA Son of Naresh Mehta @ Naresh Mahto Resident of VillageKanchanpur, P.S.- Barun, District- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs.Mukul Kumari For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Humayou Ahmad Khan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-12-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties through video conferencing.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

109 liters of country-made liquor has been recovered from a Bolero vehicle.

It is submitted on behalf of petitioner that petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the vehicle in question and has got no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

Considering the nature of allegation and clean antecedent of petitioner, let the above named petitioner, in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61951 of 2022(2) dt.09-12-2022 2/2 event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt / production of copy of this order, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge (Excise), Aurangabad in connection with Barun P.S. Case No. 104 of 2022 (G.R. No. 303 of 2022), subject to conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay/- U T