Chathu Dhangar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

(FROM RESIDENTIAL OFFICE VIA VIDEO APPLICATION) CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16607 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-486 Year-2019 Thana- SIKARPUR District- West Champaran ====================================================== CHATHU DHANGAR S/o Moti Dhangar Resident of Village- T.P. Verma Collage Road, Ward No.1, Ghanghar Toli, P.S. Sikarpur, Distt- West Champaran at Bettiah.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vikram Jeet, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Priya Sharan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 12-06-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

Petitioner in the present case is seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Shikarpur P.S. Case No. 486/2019 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act 2016, pending in the court of learned Special Judge, Excise, Bettiah, West Champaran. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. Nothing incriminating articles has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

Considering the facts and circumstances of this case

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16607 of 2020(2) dt.12-06-2020 2/2 wherein this court has noticed that when police party raided the place of occurrence on the basis of secret information, in course of raid, this petitioner was seen fleeing away from his house and he threw the Gallon containing illicit liquor, the fact that the petitioner has been identified by Mahal Choukidar coupled with the fact that he has got criminal antecedent of similar nature, this court does not find it fit to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

This application is, thus, dismissed.

In case, the petitioner surrenders and prays for regular bail within a period of four weeks from today his prayer for regular bail shall be considered on it's own merit without being prejudiced by the order of this court.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Rajeev/- U T Note: The ordersheet duly signed has been attached with the record. However, in view of the present arrangements, during Pandemic period all concerned shall act on the basis of the copy of the order uploaded on the High Court website under the heading 'Judicial Orders Passed During The Pandemic Period'.