Ridhi Kumar Chaudhary @ Ridhi Chaudhary @ Ridhi Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66266 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1263 Year-2017 Thana- SASARAM MUFFSIL District- Rohtas ====================================================== Ridhi Kumar Chaudhary @ Ridhi Chaudhary @ Ridhi Singh, aged about 50 years, (Male), Son of Late Suryanath Chaudhary, Resident of Village -Wazirganj, Police Station - Sasaram (M), District - Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajani Kant Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bishweshwar Ram ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 04-03-2020 Heard Mr. Rajani Kant Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Sasaram (M) P.S. Case No. 1263 of 2017, registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

The allegation against the petitioner is that the Police on the basis of secret information that the petitioner along with other accused persons have kept the consignment of illicit liquor in a closed brick kiln, namely, "Shaktiman Brick Kiln" proceeded towards the place of occurrence and recovered a total quantity of 800 liters of country made liquor from the said

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66266 of 2019(4) dt.04-03-2020 2/3 closed brick kiln.

Mr. Rajani Kant Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely on the basis of secret information by the Police. Learned counsel referring to paragraph no. 11 of the application submits that petitioner has got no concern with the said brick kiln from where illicit liquor has been recovered. Learned counsel further submits that no illicit liquor has been recovered from the conscious possession or the premises belonging to the petitioner.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the fact that no illicit liquor has been recovered from the conscious possession or the premises belonging to the petitioner and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent of similar nature, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned IInd Additional District and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66266 of 2019(4) dt.04-03-2020 3/3 Sessions Judge - cum- Special Judge, Excise, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Sasaram (M) P.S. Case No. 1263 of 2017, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code Of Criminal Procedure.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) praful/- U T