Sundar Mandal @ Shyam Sundar Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38043 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-22 Year-2022 Thana- CHANAN District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== SUNDAR MANDAL @ SHYAM SUNDAR MANDAL Son of Baleshwar Mandal Resident of Village - Gopalpur, Police Station- Chanan, District - Lakhisarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rabi Bhushan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Umanath Mishra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-09-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a), (b) (c) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

As per the prosecution case, 125 liters of country made liquor has been recovered from the bank of Kiul river. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he is no way concerned with the alleged recovery.

Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that petitioner has got

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38043 of 2022(2) dt.23-09-2022 2/2 criminal antecedent of similar nature.

Considering the nature of accusation and gravity of the offence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) BKS/- U T