Dharmendra Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5570 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-245 Year-2024 Thana- JANTA BAZAR District- Saran ====================================================== Dharmendra Singh Son of Brijnandan Singh Resident of Vill- Senduar Sati Tola Dayalpur, P.S.- Janta Bazar, District- Saran, Bihar- 841206 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shashwat Pratyush, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 07-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in Janta Bazar, Saran P.S. Case No. 245 of 2024 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act 2016.

3. The prosection case in short, is that, recovery of 207.36 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from newly constructed house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is submitted that recovery is made from the joint house of the petitioner where the other family members also reside. The petitioner has got four criminal antecedents.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5570 of 2025(2) dt.07-02-2025 2/2 the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner and submits that the petitioner bears four criminal antecedents. Hence, the petitioner does not deserve the privilege of anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and criminal antecedents of the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. The prayer is rejected. However, the petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below and pray for regular bail. If any such application is filed, the Court below shall consider and dispose of the same on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T