In an anticipatory bail application, the Patna High Court granted bail to the petitioner apprehending arrest in an excise case, subject to depositing funds in the PM Cares Fund and executing a bond with sureties.
Petitioner released on anticipatory bail upon depositing Rs.5,000 in PM Cares Fund and furnishing a bail bond of Rs.20,000 with two sureties.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27194 of 2020
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-320 Year-2019 Thana- ARA MUFFSIL District- Bhojpur
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UGARAH CHAUDHARY Son of Late Mohan Chaudhary Resident of Village - Sarangpur Bin Toli, Police Station - Ara (Muffasil), District - Bhojpur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Shiv Prasad Gupta, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Binod Kumar No. 3, APP ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER
2 05-12-2020
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State through virtual court proceedings.
The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather 14 liters of Mahua wine is said to have been recovered behind the house of the petitioner. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail application.
Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.5,000.00 (Rupees Five Thousand) in the PM Cares Fund, bearing Account No. 2121PM20202, IFSC Code: SBIN 0000691,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27194 of 2020(2) dt.05-12-2020 2/2
SWIFT Code: SBININBB104, State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch, UPI ID: pmcares@sbi.
In the 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 six weeks from the date of receipt of the order, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned IVth Additional Sessions Judge, Bhojpur at AraCum-Special Judge, Excise, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Ara (Muffasil) Police Station Case No. 320 of 2019, Excise Case No. 2517 of 2019, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of Rs.5,000.00 (Rupees Five Thousand) in the PM Cares Fund.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J)
devendra/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in a case for offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Ugarah Chaudhary
The State of Bihar
Anjani Kumar Sharan
As recorded by the court registry
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