The High Court allowed an anticipatory bail application. The petitioner was directed to be released on bail upon arrest or surrender within six weeks by furnishing bonds to the Court below.
Petitioner directed to be released on bail upon arrest or surrender within six weeks by furnishing bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties to the Court below.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17994 of 2022
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-430 Year-2020 Thana- KISHANGANJ District- Kishanganj
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Bikky Kumar @ Bikky, Son Of Avadhesh Singh Resident Of Village - Khilwat, P.S. - Bidupur, District - Vaishali.
... ... Petitioner/S
Versus
The State Of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Veena Rani Prasad ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER
2 27-09-2022
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273, 420, 120(B) of the I.P.C. and Sections 30(a), 41(1) of the Excise Act, 2016.
The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of one case and the allegation is of recovery of 4653.720 litres of liquor from two trucks.
The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession. It is next submitted that his name transpired in the confessional statement of Vikash Kumar, Dhananjay Kumar, Shivji Singh and Ranjan Kumar in
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police custody which has no evidentiary value. It is also submitted that petitioner is neither the owner, nor the driver of the truck.
Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application.
Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Kishanganj P. S. Case No.430 of 2020, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
The application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
vikash/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the learned Court below may grant bail in anticipation of arrest to the petitioner in offences under Sections 272, 273, 420, 120(B) of the IPC and Sections 30(a), 41(1) of the Excise Act, 2016
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Bikky Kumar @ Bikky
The State Of Bihar
Satyavrat Verma
As recorded by the court registry
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