Justice Satyavrat Verma granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner in a liquor and UC cases pending at Deodha P.S., permitting arrest or surrender within six weeks subject to bond and surety conditions.
Petitioner released on anticipatory bail in PS Case No.06/2024 upon surrender/arrest within six weeks, subject to bond of Rs. 500/- and two sureties.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22855 of 2024
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-6 Year-2024 Thana- DEODHA District- Madhubani
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Bhawan Giri Son Of Mahesh Giri Resident Of Village - Enerwa, P.S. - Khajauri, District-Dhanusha, (NEPAL)
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Shailendra Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Indu Kumari Srivastava ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER
2 01-04-2024
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273, 414 and 34 of the IPC and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise Act.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and allegation is of recovery of 192.57 litres of liquor from a motorcycle and 5.1 litres of liquor from the possession Birendra Mandal.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and is owner of the seized vehicle. It is next submitted that he came to be implicated
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based on confessional statement of Birendra Mandal in police custody which does not have any evidentiary value, when admittedly petitioner is a person with clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. 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 each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Deodha P.S. Case No. 06 of 2024 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
SUMIT/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail in a case involving liquor offences and UC offences.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Bhawan Giri
The State Of Bihar
Satyavrat Verma
As recorded by the court registry
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