Krishna Uraw @ Krishna Uraon v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70258 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-858 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Kishanganj ====================================================== Krishna Uraw @ Krishna Uraon S/o Shaktipada Uraon @ Shaktipada Uranw R/o Village- Bara Salki, P.S.- Kishanganj, District- Kishanganj ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ram Prawesh Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 13-10-2025 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Madya Nisedh P.S. Case No. 858 of 2024 for the offence registered under sections 30(a), 32(3) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act lodged on 20.07.2024 by the informant, Satish Kumar.
3. As per the prosecution story, a motorcycle was intercepted and there is recovery/seizure of 3.90 liters of illicit liquor, Bandhan Uraon and Karan Uraon were arrested on the spot. This led to the FIR.
4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that only because he owns the motorcycle, got implicated. His brother, Bandhan Uraon had taken the motorcycle who has been
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70258 of 2025(2) dt.13-10-2025 2/3 arrested, though he concede that the petitioner has one criminal antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail submitting that he owns the motorcycle.
6. Considering the submissions of the parties as also that the persons with whom the liquor was found has been arrested, he owns the motorcycle, in that background, this Court is inclined to grant him the anticipatory bail with conditions.
7. Let the petitioner in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the order, shall be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge, (Excise-II), Kishanganj in connection with Madya Nisedh P.S. Case No. 858 of 2024 subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
(i) one of the bailor should be the family members/relatives of the petitioner, who shall provide official document to show his bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial court and failure to do so for two consecutive
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70258 of 2025(2) dt.13-10-2025 3/3 dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial court itself;
(iii) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned police station every fortnight for next six months to mark attendance and at the end of the period, the certificate be submitted to the Court;
(iv) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(v) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) Vijay Singh/- U T