Patna High CourtCR. MISC./15396/2019rejected

Mukesh Kumar Mehta v. The State Of Bihar

2019-05-20Mr. Justice Arvind Srivastava2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15396 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-460 Year-2016 Thana- BARACHATTI District- Gaya ====================================================== Mukesh Kumar Mehta Son of Late Khirodhar Mehta, Resident of VillageLowak Udar Danto Khurd, P.S.- K. Sandi, District- Hazaribagh (Jharkhand), The Owner of Bolero Pick-Up Van bearing No.- JH02A- 7879. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Arvind Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Parmanand Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 20-05-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Barachatti P.S. Case No. 460 of 2016 for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273, 279, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 30(a), 32(2), 38 and 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner, who is of clean antecedent, is innocent and has not committed the offences as alleged in the F.I.R. and in fact, he has falsely been implicated in this case for his no fault. Nothing has bee recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner. Petitioner was not aware about the alleged liquor

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15396 of 2019(4) dt.20-05-2019 2/2 which was recovered from his vehicle.

Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that huge quantity of illicit liquor has been recovered from the vehicle of this petitioner. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail of this petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail is hereby rejected.

(Arvind Srivastava, J) ved/- U T