Pradeep Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69561 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-108 Year-2024 Thana- MOTIHARI MUFASIL District- East Champaran ====================================================== Pradeep Kumar Son of Late Jogi Sahani R/O Vill.- Tikulya Dhab Tola, POLaxmipur, P.S.- Muffasil Motihari, Dist.- East Champaran, Pin- 845401, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Pramod Kumar Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Asha Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 20-09-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Muffasil Motihari P.S. Case No. 108 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 12 litres of liquor was recovered from motorcycle.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69561 of 2024(2) dt.20-09-2024 2/2 that petitioner is not the owner of the vehicle. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 100 of the Cr.P.C. The co-accused person has already been granted regular bail by this Bench vide order dated 01.05.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 32572 of 2024.
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 of the case, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six months 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 Court below/concerned Court in connection with Muffasil Motihari P.S. Case No. 108 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T