Patna High CourtCR. MISC./14148/2025dismissed

Mukesh Kumar @ Mukesh Sah v. The State Of Bihar

2025-04-19Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14148 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-336 Year-2024 Thana- RUNISAIDPUR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Mukesh Kumar @ Mukesh Sah S/O Ramlagan Sah @ Lagan Sah Resident of village- Ramnagra, P.S.-Runni Saidpur, District- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Rita Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 19-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Runni Saidpur P.S. Case No. 336 of 2024 instituted for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that two persons on a bike were having something on a sack and as they saw police, they fled away from there. It is alleged that from that sack altogether, 31.5 liters of country made liquor was recovered.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. The name of this petitioner has been disclosed by the local chowkidar. He has got no concern with the alleged recovery.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14148 of 2025(2) dt.19-04-2025 2/2

5. Learned APP has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is having seven criminal antecedent and out of them, six are of similar nature.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the criminal antecedent of the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner and, as such, his application for bail is rejected.

7. However, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the trial Court and pray for regular bail, the same shall be considered by the trial Court, without being prejudiced by this order of rejection.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Shubham/- U T