Sanjay Rai @ Sanjay Kumar Arya v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.24822 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -59 Year- 2017 Thana -MAHUA District- VAISHALI(HAJIPUR) ======================================================

1. Sanjay Rai @ Sanjay Kumar Arya S/o Ramji Rai, Resident of VillageAdalpur, P.S. Sadar Hajipur, District Vaishali. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. M.K. Nirala, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 11-07-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in Mahua P.S. Case No.59 of 2017 instituted for the offences under Section 414 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(A), 32 (ii) 38(ii) and 41(i) of the Bihar Esxcise Act, 2016.

The police has intercepted the truck from where huge quantity of foreign liquor was recovered. The police has apprehended Raushan Kumar Rai (driver) who has disclosed the name of the petitioner who is owner of the liquor. In such view of the matter, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Accordingly the prayer for bail is rejected. However, if the petitioner surrenders

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24822 of 2017 (2) dt.11-07-2017 before the court below within a period of three weeks, the court below will pass an order on the same day on its own merit without being prejudiced by the order passed by this Court.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) Vinay/- U T