Ramashankar Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.80798 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-239 Year-2018 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Ramashankar Rai Son of Chandradeo Rai Resident of Village - Chatur Bagaha, P.S.- Yadopur, District - Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Lokesh Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 25-01-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

In this case, the petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 239 of 2018 registered for offences under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

In the present case, the police, on receipt of the secret information, raided the Dalan of the petitioner and recovered 8 liters and 200 ml. country made liquor. Leaned counsel for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has surfaced on the confessional statement of other accused person.

Looking to the quantity of liquor recovered as also

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.80798 of 2018(2) dt.25-01-2019 2/2 the entire facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today, be released on 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 Sessions Judge-cumSpecial Judge, Excise, Gopalganj in connection with Excise Case No. 239 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. as also subject to condition that whenever the police will call the petitioner for investigation/interrogation, he will remain present and if he would not present himself, the privilege of grant of anticipatory bail shall be deemed to have been canceled. It is also made clear that in future if the petitioner is found involved in the similar offences, the prosecution will be at liberty to pray for cancellation of his bail bond.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) rishi/- U T