Raghav Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74872 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-240 Year-2022 Thana- DARBHANGA District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Raghav Kumar Jha S/O Ram Kumar Jha Village- Chikna, Ps. Ghoghardiha, Dist. Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Manish Kumar No 13, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Shaheen Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 04-12-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner rather 54 liters of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from a Scooty of the petitioner .Petitioner has no concern either with the seized liquor or or any trade of liquor. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. Petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of his enemy. Petitioner was made accused in the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74872 of 2023(2) dt.04-12-2023 2/3 present case because the said motorcycle was on the name of the petitioner. No person was apprehended on the spot. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.
4. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.5,000.00 (Rupees Five Thousand) in account of Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna, bearing Account No.1413010060836, IFSC Code: PUNB141320, Punjab National Bank, Bar Council Branch, Patna.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Town P.S. Case No. 240 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, subject to the further conditions that (i) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74872 of 2023(2) dt.04-12-2023 3/3 preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife. (ii) The petitioner shall not indulge himself in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial.
7. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) annpurna/- U T