Chunnu Singh @ Chunnu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18678 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-263 Year-2021 Thana- RAGHOPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== CHUNNU SINGH @ CHUNNU KUMAR Son of Umesh Singh @ Ram Pravesh Singh Resident of village - Sahdullahpur, P.S.- Gangabridge, District - Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shivjee Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Binod Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 272, 273, 414/34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

As per the prosecution case, 240.840 liter of foreign liquor has been recovered from a truck standing on PCC road near Diyara.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he is no way concerned with the alleged recovery. Petitioner is neither driver

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18678 of 2022(2) dt.22-07-2022 2/2 nor owner of the vehicle in question.

Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that petitioner has got identical criminal antecedent of two cases.

Considering the nature of accusation and gravity of the offence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) BKS/- U T