Vikash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43952 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-190 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== Vikash Kumar S/o Sunil Singh R/o Village- Alipur(Bihta), P.S.-shalimpur, District-Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Binay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Umanath Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-07-2024 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a), 56(b) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 410 litres country made foreign liquor has been recovered from Scorpio vehicle of this petitioner.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner has falsely been implicated merely because he happens to be registered owner of the vehicle in question. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43952 of 2024(2) dt.24-07-2024 2/2 opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that huge quantity of liquor has been recovered from vehicle of this petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of accusation and huge quantity of liquor that has been recovered from a vehicle of which this petitioner is registered owner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T