Ajay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4194 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-438 Year-2019 Thana- KESARIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ajay Kumar Son of Ram Ayodhya Sah, Resident of Village- Basantpur Patti, P.S.- Saraiya, District- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ravi Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anant Kumar 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 16-12-2020 Heard Mr. Ravi Ranjan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Anand Kumar 1, learned counsel for the State through Video Conferencing.

In this case, the petitioner is seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Kesariya P.S. Case No. 438 of 2019 registered for offence punishable under section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

From a Car huge quantity of English wine has been recovered.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not there in the car, but at the instance of the coaccused, his name has transpired. Looking to the entirety of the matter, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner and accordingly his prayer for bail is rejected. However, if the petitioner surrenders before

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4194 of 2020(4) dt.16-12-2020 2/2 the court below and prays for regular bail, the court below without being prejudiced by this order will take decision in accordance with law.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) Mahesh/- U T