This is an oral order granting anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a Bihar Prohibition case involving the recovery of illicit liquor.
Released on bail on furnishing bond of Rs.25,000 with two sureties, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC conditions.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2756 of 2023
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-150 Year-2022 Thana- NIRMALI District- Supaul
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DUKHAN MUKHIYA Son of Zameli Mukhiya R/V- Chhajna, P.O- Chhajna, Chhojrena, PS- Laukahi, Dist- Madhubani
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dhananjay Kumar Tiwary For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Bishweshwar Ram ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER
2 17-03-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
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.
Altogether 13.5 liters of nepali liquor is said to have been recovered from an orchard. The allegation against the petitioner and his wife is that after seeing the police, they fled away from the spot.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. 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 has been falsely
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implicated in this case at the instance of his enemy. He was not apprehended on the spot and his name transpired in the case only on the basis of suspicion. Petitioner has no concern with the alleged place of occurrence from where the recovery has been made. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.
Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.10,000.00 (Rupees Ten Thousand) in the account of Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna, bearing Account No.1413010060836, IFSC Code: PUNB141320, Punjab National Bank, Bar Council Branch, Patna.
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 six 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 Nirmali P.S. Case No.150 of 2022, 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
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how he is related with the petitioner. He will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.
(2) 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.
The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of aforesaid in the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail in a case involving possession of prohibited liquor.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Dukhan Mukhiya
The State of Bihar
Anjani Kumar Sharan
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