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Rajesh Yadav @ Rajesh Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC14 Mar 2024CR. MISC./16402/2024

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Petitioner sought anticipatory bail apprehending arrest in an excise offence case involving recovery of over 1192 litres of liquor from a truck. Court granted anticipatory bail on surrender within six weeks with conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

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Anticipatory bail granted: release on furnishing bonds of Rs.500/- with two sureties of like amount upon surrender within six weeks.

Rajesh Yadav @ Rajesh Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Narcotics (NDPS) | Patna HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16402 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-437 Year-2023 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali

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Rajesh Yadav @ Rajesh Kumar S/o Late Mahendra Rai R/o Village- Vayadih, P.S. Sariaya, District- Muzaffarpur

... ... 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.Hemant Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, APP

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

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2 14-03-2024

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(a), 32(ii)(iii), 36 and 41(i)(ii) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and allegation is of recovery of 1192.32 liters of liquor from a Truck .

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not apprehended from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and is not the owner of the truck and he came to be implicated based on

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16402 of 2024(2) dt.14-03-2024 2/2

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confessional statement of apprehended co-accused in police custody which does not have any evidentiary value, when admittedly petitioner is a person with clean antecedent.

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Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

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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 trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred) with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Vaishali P.S. Case No 437 of 2023 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

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(Satyavrat Verma, J)

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Rajesh Yadav @ Rajesh Kumar v. The State of Bihar

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