Hamid Ali Quraishi @ Hamid Ali v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31188 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-115 Year-2020 Thana- KOPA District- Saran ====================================================== HAMID ALI QURAISHI @ HAMID ALI Son of Shahabuddin Quraishi Resident of Village - Nagra, P.S. - Khaira, District - Saran. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rabindra Nath Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 08-02-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner in the present case is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Kopa P.S. Case No. 115 of 2020, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272/273/414/427 and 11(1)(a)(c)(D)(E)(F) of Animal Cruelty Act, 1960 and 30(a), 37(c) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case due to village politics. Learned counsel submits that there is no recovery of illicit liquor from the conscious possession of petitioner.

Learned A.P.P. for the State is present and has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31188 of 2020(2) dt.08-02-2021 2/2 Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, wherein the petitioner is said to be the owner of the vehicle from which illicit liquor has been recovered and he has one criminal antecedent of being involved in offence of similar nature in which he is on bail, this Court is not inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. His prayer for anticipatory bail is, thus, refused.

In case, the petitioner surrenders and prays for regular bail in the learned court below within a period of four weeks from today, his prayer for regular bail shall be considered on it's own merit without being prejudiced by the order of this Court. The observation with regard to surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today shall not be construed as granting any interim protection to the petitioner for the aforesaid period.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Rishi/- U T Note: The ordersheet duly signed has been attached with the record. However, in view of the present arrangements, during Pandemic period all concerned shall act on the basis of the copy of the order uploaded on the High Court website under the heading 'Judicial Orders Passed During The Pandemic Period'.