Soni Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.80734 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-365 Year-2018 Thana- ATRI District- Gaya ======================================================

1. Soni Devi, wife of Prakash Chaudhary.

2. Prakash Chaudhary, Son of Lal Mani Chaudhary. Both Resident of Village- Teusa, P.S. - Atri, Distt.- Gaya. ... ... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Smt. Renuka Ratnakar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 25-01-2019 Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner no.1 has been arrested and as such, he does not want to press this bail application on behalf of petitioner no.1. In such view of the matter, this bail application is dismissed as not pressed against petitioner no.1. In this case, the petitioner no.2 is seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Atri P.S. Case No. 365 of 2018, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 272 and 273 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 30(a) (d) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. Allegation has been made that 5 liter of Mahua liquor has been recovered from the house of the petitioner no.2. The petitioner has criminal antecedent. Hence, this

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.80734 of 2018(2) dt.25-01-2019 2/2 Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner no.2. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected. However, if the petitioner no.2 surrenders before the Court below within three weeks from today and prays for regular bail, the Court below will consider the same and pass appropriate order without being influenced by the order of this Court.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) pawan/- U T