Sarpanch Manjhi @ Sarpanchi Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20906 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-486 Year-2020 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Jehanabad ====================================================== SARPANCH MANJHI @ SARPANCHI MANJHI Son of Late Sakhi Chand @ Sakhi Chand Manjhi Residence of Village- Pahadi Bigha, P.S.- Paras Bigha, District- Jehanabad.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nitya Nand Neeraj, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anuj Kumar Shrivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 22-01-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Excise Case No. 486 of 2020 registered under Section 30(a) and (d) of the Excise Act.

Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. There is general and omnibus allegation against him. Petitioner has no criminal history.

Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State opposed the prayer of the petitioner by contending that on perusal of seizure list, it appears that alleged recovery of 20 litres of country made liquor and 200 K.g. of Jawa Mahua has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20906 of 2021(3) dt.22-01-2022 2/2 been made from the house of the petitioner. Hence, this is not a fit case of anticipatory bail.

Having considered the facts and submissions made on behalf of the parties, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, prayer of the petitioner is rejected.

utkarsh/- (Arvind Srivastava, J) U T