Mukesh Singh vs The State Of Bihar on 3 June, 2025

Patna High Court – Orders

Mukesh Singh vs The State Of Bihar on 3 June, 2025

Author: Partha Sarthy

Bench: Partha Sarthy

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34342 of 2025
                 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-655 Year-2023 Thana- BEGUSARAI TOWN District- Begusarai
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                 Mukesh singh S/O Shyam Sundar Singh R/o Village- Harpur, PS- barauni,
                 district- begusarai

                                                                                 ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Ranjit Kumar Thakur, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Anil Kumar, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   03-06-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for

grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in connection

with Nagar P.S. Case no. 655 of 2023 registered under sections

279, 337 and 427 of the Indian Penal Code and section 37(b) of

the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, a driver who was

driving the jeep in a drunken condition dashed against a

motorcycle. The driver was caught at the place of occurrence

and handed over to the police and an F.I.R. was registered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case only for the

reason that he happens to be the owner of the vehicle which was

being driven by the driver and which had dashed against the
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motorcycle. Neither the petitioner was arrested at the spot nor

has he any criminal antecedent.

5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by

learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and

taking into consideration the allegation against the petitioner in

the F.I.R., the petitioner not having been arrested at the spot and

not having any antecedent under the Bihar Prohibition and

Excise Act, 2016, it is directed that the petitioner, above named,

in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court

below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory

bail in connection with Nagar P.S. Case no. 655 of 2023 on

furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with

two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the

learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I, Begusarai.

(Partha Sarthy, J)
avinash/-

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