Santosh Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5607 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-317 Year-2019 Thana- BRAHMPUR District- Buxar ====================================================== SANTOSH PANDEY Son of Yamuna Pandey Resident of Village - Sapahi, P.S.- Buxar, Distt - Buxar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Usha Rai For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Veena Kumari Jaiswal ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 03-02-2020 Petitioner seeks bail in connection with Brahampur P.S. Case No. 317 of 2019, registered for the offence punishable under Section 30A of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. There is recovery of 89.250 litres of liquor from the room beside the house of the petitioner, apart from that he is accused in 10 other cases, some of which are Excise Act. Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that nothing has been recovered from his house, rather recovery is made from the Gosala situated outside his house and he is in custody since 4.12.2019.

Heard learned APP, who has opposed the prayer for bail.

In view of allegation and criminal antecedents, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. However,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5607 of 2020(2) dt.03-02-2020 2/2 if the trial is not concluded within a period of five months, the petitioner is at liberty to renew his prayer for bail. This application is, accordingly, dismissed.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) spal/- U T