Amitabh Rai @ Amitabh Bachhan @ Amitabh Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35833 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-42 Year-2022 Thana- INDUSTRIAL AREA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Amitabh Rai @ Amitabh Bachhan @ Amitabh Ray Son Of Upendra Rai R/O Village - Terasia, Pillar No.- 20, P.S.- Ganga Bridge, Dist.- Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mrityunjay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anil Kumar Singh No. 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 02-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32(i)(ii), 36, 41(i)(ii) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

There is recovery of 6347.460 litres of Indian made Foreign Liquor from different vehicles. The petitioner is alleged to have fled away from the place of seizure.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner was not apprehended from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35833 of 2022(2) dt.02-11-2022 2/2 spot. Nothing was recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern either with the seized illicit liquor or the apprehended accused persons. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner is accused in five other cases apart from the present one. Considering the fact that petitioner is accused in five other cases apart from the present one, this Court is not inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, the petition is disposed off with a liberty to the petitioner to surrender before learned Court below and pray for regular bail. The learned Court below may consider the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner, keeping in view the facts discussed above and without being prejudiced by the order of this Court. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Shageer/- U T