Raju Rai @ Raju Kumar Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15427 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-150 Year-2019 Thana- AWTARNAGAR District- Saran ====================================================== RAJU RAI @ RAJU KUMAR RAI, aged about 31 years, male, Son of Jawahar Rai, Resident of Village- Santha, Police Station - Awatarnagar, District - Saran at Chapra, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Krishna Kumar Yadav For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Renu Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 15-09-2020 Heard Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs. Renu Kumari, learned Additional P.P. through video conferencing.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Awatarnagar P.S. Case No.150 of 2019, registered under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and 38 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

The informant, Excise Inspector, alleged that he went to raid after getting information that one person was manufacturing liquor. When the informant reached at the place of occurrence, the petitioner managed to flee away after juming in Ganga river. From the hut of the petitioner, many utensils meant for preparing liquor were recovered.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15427 of 2020(2) dt.15-09-2020 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no liquor was recovered from the hut of the petitioner. The petitioner was not apprehended on the spot, but it appears that the petitioner has got criminal antecedent and he is accused in as many as eight criminal cases registered under different sections of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

Considering the fact that the petitioner has got criminal antecedent, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) S.KUMAR/- U T