Briznandan Rajvanshi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14948 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-501 Year-2021 Thana- RAJAOLI District- Nawada ====================================================== BRIZNANDAN RAJVANSHI S/o Late Rambriksh Rajvansi R/o VillageAzad Nagar Chorma, P.S.- Nardiganj, District- Nawada. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pramod Kumar Verma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Veena Kumari Jaiswal ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties through video conferencing.

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

80 liters country-made Mahua liquor has been recovered from the motorcycle of the petitioner. It is submitted that though, petitioner is registered owner of the motorcycle in question, but at the relevant time, his motorcycle was being driven by one of his friend, who took his bike for purchasing medicine from the market and without knowledge or consent of petitioner, the same was being used for transporting the illicit liquor. Petitioner has got clean antecedent. However, learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14948 of 2022(2) dt.15-07-2022 2/2 opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail and submitted that petitioner is registered owner of the motorcycle in question. Considering the fact that recovery has been made from the motorcycle, of which, petitioner is registered owner, the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay/- U T