Tuntun Ram @ Tuntun Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38542 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2 Year-2021 Thana- BARURAJ District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== TUNTUN RAM @ TUNTUN KUMAR Son of Ravindra Ram Resident of Village- Mehdinagar Bankat, P.S.- Baruraj, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prabhash Ranjan Thakur For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 02-03-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Baruraj P.S. Case no. 02 of 2021 instituted for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Prosecution case relates to recovery of 18 litres country made wine and 600 gram ganja from the house of the petitioner.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He has got no criminal antecedent. Neither the petitioner was arrested on spot nor any incriminating

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38542 of 2021(2) dt.02-03-2022 2/2 article has been recovered from his conscious and constructive possession.

Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration that the alleged house belongs to the petitioner, from where recovery of illegal liquor and ganja have been made, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner and, as such, his application for bail is rejected. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U