Manoj Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22381 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-204 Year-2018 Thana- PANDAUL District- Madhubani ====================================================== Manoj Singh, Son of Kanhaiya Prasad Singh @ Ram Charitra Singh, Resident of Village- Batlohiya, P.S.- Pandaul, District- Madhubani. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Murari Narain Chaudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Anbzarul Haque Sahara, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 13-05-2019 This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Pandaul P.S. Case No.204 of 2018, G.R. No. 1837 of 2018 disclosing offences under Sections 272, 273, 406 and 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(a), 36, 38(1) and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. Prosecution story as per written complaint of the S.H.O. is that he received the information that behind the house of the petitioner liquor was being unloaded near a poultry farm by the liquor Mafias and three persons were apprehended, but the other succeeded in fleeing away. In the presence of the witnesses, on search of truck standing near the poultry farm huge quantity of foreign liquor has been recovered and one of the apprehended person Kanhaiya Prasad Singh disclosed that the business is run by the petitioner who is son of one Lal Sah, Sunil Singh and Gopal.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22381 of 2019(4) dt.13-05-2019 2/2 Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner or his house and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides, in view of the facts and circumstances, as stated above, I am not inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, however, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court below and make prayer for regular bail on the basis of materials available on record.

With the aforesaid, this application is dismissed. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) sunil/- U T