Anil Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.2650 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-561 Year-2018 Thana- SARAIYA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Anil Rai, son of Pramod Rai, r/o Vill-Basantpur Patti, Malang Chowk P.SSaraiya, Distt.-Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gajendra Kumar Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ramesh Chandra, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 07-02-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in Saraiya P.S. Case No. 561 of 2018, instituted for the offence under Section(s) 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 30(a), 38 and 41 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act pending in the court of Special Judge, Excise, Muzaffarpur.

It is alleged in the written report that police got information that this petitioner stored huge quantity of foreign liquor in godown. The police reached place of occurrence and enquired about the petitioner. During enquiry, one person tried to run away. He was caught by the police. He disclosed his name as Anil Rai (petitioner). He stated that foreign liquor has been kept in the godown and key is with him.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2650 of 2019(3) dt.07-02-2019 2/2 The informant recovered 2877.94 liters of foreign liquor from the godown which belonged to one Jitendra Sah. The petitioner on interrogation told the police that he along with Raja Rai and Umesh Rai has brought the liquor from Haryana which were to be sold in the line hotel of Raja Rai in Lalganj and kept in the godown of Jitendra Sah with his consent. Keeping in view the recovery of huge quantity of foreign liquor from the godown of Jitendra Sah, the key of which was with the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

Prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail stands rejected.

Petitioner may renew his prayer for bail after six months in the event no substantive progress is made in the trial. (Sanjay Priya, J) S.Ali/- U T