Champaran v. The State of Bihar
Case at a glance
Outcome
Bail granted
antecedent, this anticipatory bail petition is allowed
Provisions considered
Key paragraphs
- Para 55. Considering the fact that petitioner has clean antecedent, this anticipatory bail petition is allowed.
Judgment
====================================================== Appearance : Mr. Kundan Rathore For the Petitioner/s : For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Lalan Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 05-10-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.
The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Turkauliya (Banjariya) P.S. Case No. 807 of 2023, registered for the offence under sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022.
As per the prosecution case, 100 litres of country made liquor was recovered from the sacks.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The name of the petitioner transpired in this case on the confessional statement of apprehended co-accused namely Ajeet Kumar. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65682 of 2024(2) dt.05-10-2024
Operative part
Considering the fact that petitioner has clean antecedent, this anticipatory bail petition is allowed.
Let the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest /surrender within four weeks from today in the Court below, 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 the learned court of Special Judge, Excise-1/concern court, Motihari, East Champaran in Turkauliya (Banjariya) P.S. Case No. 807 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
The court below will verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner before accepting his bail bond. (Sandeep Kumar, J) Ranjeet/- U T
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: antecedent, this anticipatory bail petition is allowed
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022 — s. 30(a); Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 438(2).
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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