Dharmendra Kumar Singh @ Dharmendra Kumar @ Jugnu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31907 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-183 Year-2020 Thana- SINGHWARA District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Dharmendra Kumar Singh @ Dharmendra Kumar @ Jugnu Singh Son of Late Ram Kumar Singh Resident of Village - Dhanaur, P.S. - Katra, District - Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shashank Shekhar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 25-02-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered in connection with Singhwara P.S.Case No. 183 of 2020 for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act 2016 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per prosecution case, on secret information that on village Bedoli near pipal tree, huge quantity, of foreign made liquor was being unloaded from a truck and four other vehicles were there. Seeing the police party 15 to 20 persons fled away from there. Thereafter police recovered 1894.32 liters of foreign liquor from the vehicle.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31907 of 2021(2) dt.25-02-2022 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that neither petitioner was apprehended on the spot nor any incriminating article has been recovered from possession of the petitioner. It is further submits that petitioner is named in the F.I.R and in huge quantity of foreign liquor has been recovered from a truck. Petitioner has criminal antecedent of nine cases, which is mentioned in Para-3 of the petition. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the bail prayer of the petitioner.

Accordingly, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail and hence, his prayer for anticipatory bail in connection with Singhwara P.S.Case No. 183 of 2020 stands rejected.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) N.K/- U T