Raju Kumar @ Raju Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73995 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-82 Year-2024 Thana- Bahera District- Gaya ====================================================== Raju Kumar @ Raju Yadav Son of Bifan Yadav R/O Vill.- Bhitgharwa, P.S.- Patluka, Dist.- Gaya.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Akash Kumar Mishra, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Ganesh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 26-10-2024 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 u/s 30 (a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.
3. Altogether 46.275 liters of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the E-rickshaw of petitioner.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case due to ulterior motive. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or any trade of liquor. He was not apprehended on the spot and his name transpired in
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73995 of 2024(2) dt.26-10-2024 2/3 the case on the basis that he is owner of the said E-rickshaw but the relevant fact is that one Rajesh Kumar had taken the vehicle on rent and petitioner had no knowledge regarding the misuse of the vehicle. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.
5. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.5,000.00 (Rupees Five Thousand) in the account of Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna, bearing Account No.3332964762, IFSC Code: CBIN0282779, MICR Code: 800016018, Central Bank of India, Chitkohra Branch, Patna.
6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of eight 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 Bahera P.S. Case No.82 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, with the following conditions:
(i) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. He will also undertake to
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73995 of 2024(2) dt.26-10-2024 3/3 inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.
(ii) The bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the Court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of anticipatory bail on the ground of misuse.
7. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of aforesaid amount in the account of Mahavir Cancer Sansthan.
8. However, learned Court below is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner, before accepting his bail bonds and if it is found that he has criminal antecedent, apart from the present case, his bail bonds shall not be accepted. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T