Ramlal Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21804 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-395 Year-2018 Thana- SAKRA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Ramlal Rai, Male, aged about 38 years, Son of Yogendra Rai, Resident of Village-Dubaha, P.S-Sakra, District-Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms.Nitu Kumari For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Asha Devi ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 08-04-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

In this case, the petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sakra P.S. Case No. 395 of 2018 registered for offences under sections 272 and 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. As per prosecution story, the police, on receipt of secret information, reached at the door of the petitioner but, he was found absconded. On search, the police recovered huge amount of illicit liquor (total 166.320 liter) kept in the outdoor house (hut).

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not at the place of occurrence and has wrongly been implicated in the present case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21804 of 2019(2) dt.08-04-2019 2/2 Looking to the quantity of illicit liquor recovered, this Court is not inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner, above named, is rejected.

If the petitioner surrenders before the court below within a period of three weeks from today and prays for bail, the court below, without being prejudiced by this order will take a decision in accordance with law preferably on the same day of his appearance.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) rishi/- U T