Patna High CourtCR. MISC./8477/2025bail rejected

Krishna Chaudhary @ Krishna Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-02-28Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8477 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-264 Year-2024 Thana- JANTA BAZAR District- Saran ====================================================== Krishna Chaudhary @ Krishna Kumar S/o Tarkeshwar Chaudhary Resident of Village- Shobhipur, PS- Janta Bazar, Distt.- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Roshan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bishweshwar Ram, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 28-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Janta Bazar P.S. Case No. 264 of 2024 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case in short, is that, total 40 litres of country made liquor was recovered from Scooty and plastic bags.

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 the name of the petitioner has transpired as being registered owner of the scooty bearing Registration No. BR04AT-7247 in question. The petitioner has got six criminal antecedents.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8477 of 2025(2) dt.28-02-2025 2/2

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner and submits that the petitioner bears six 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