Aashish Ranjan @ Mangru Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68440 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-434 Year-2024 Thana- BIKRAMGANJ District- Rohtas ====================================================== Aashish Ranjan @ Mangru Singh S/o Late Chandrahas Singh R/o VillageSalempur, P.S.- Bikramganj, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Bhaskar Shankar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Parmanand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 03-10-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in Bikramganj P.S. Case No. 434 of 2024, registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that, 50 liters liquor was recovered from tempo.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. Name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of confessional statement
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68440 of 2024(2) dt.03-10-2024 2/2 made by co-accused Sintu Kumar and the same has got no evidentiary value. The petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the tempo in question. The petitioner has got four criminal antecedents in which he is on bail. There is no compliance of Section 100 of Cr.P.C.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Bikramganj P.S. Case No. 434 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T