Mantu Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12922 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-414 Year-2021 Thana- CHAKIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== MANTU RAM Son of Shivdeni Ram R/v- Puran Chhapra, P.S.- Chakiya, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Priyesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dr. Ajeet Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 28-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner rather 35 liters of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from the house of the petitioner. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or the place of recovery or any trade of liquor. He has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of his enemy. It is further submitted that the house of the petitioner is a joint family property and inhibited by several family

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12922 of 2023(2) dt.28-04-2023 2/2 members. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the fact that the recovery has been made from the house of the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge him on anticipatory bail.

The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T