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Kundan v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC7 Nov 2023CR. MISC./71277/2023

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The High Court at Patna granted anticipatory bail to an accused in a Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act case involving the recovery of illicit liquor from a motorcycle owned by the petitioner, citing his lack of criminal antecedents as the primary reason.

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Grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner to accuse pending trial in Nabinagar Police Station Case No. 346 of 2023.

Kundan Vs The State of Bihar — Bail and Remand | Patna HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71277 of 2023

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-346 Year-2023 Thana- NAVINAGAR District- Aurangabad

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KUNDAN S/O VIRENDRA SINGH R/O VILLAGE- KHIRODIH, ZORAWARPUR, P.S. KARAKAT, DISTRICT- ROHTAS

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nagendra Prasad ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

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2 07-11-2023

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

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This application for grant of anticipatory bail arises out of Nabinagar Police Station Case No. 346 of 2023, disclosing offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’).

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As per the First Information Report, 5.720 liters of illicit liquor was recovered from one Lalbabu Chaudhary who was driving the motorcycle owned by the petitioner.

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Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been made accused on the basis of his being the owner of the motorcycle. He next submits that, co-accused, Lalbabu Chaudhary had borrowed the motorcycle from the petitioner for some personal call and the petitioner was not

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71277 of 2023(2) dt.07-11-2023 2/2

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aware about the illicit liquor being carried by him. The petitioner is having no criminal antecedent.

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After having heard learned Counsel for the parties concerned and taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, I am inclined to grant the petitioner privilege of anticipatory bail.

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This application is, accordingly, allowed.

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Let the petitioner, Kundan, in the event of his arrest

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or surrender before the Court below within four weeks, 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 Special Judge, Excise Court No. 1, Aurangabad, in connection with Nabinagar Police Station Case No. 346 of 2023, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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(Anil Kumar Sinha, J)

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