Sunil Singh @Sunil Kr. Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.46158 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -41 Year- 2015 Thana -GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. DistrictBANKA ====================================================== Sunil Singh @ Sunil Kumar Singh, S/o Late Nawal Singh, Resident of village - Ashani Bishanpur, Police Station - Banka, District - Banka. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Mukherjee For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Brajendra Nath Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 22-10-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 47(a) of the Excise Act.

16.89 litres of foreign liquor were recovered from the grocery shop of the petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the seizure was made prior to the coming into force of the amended Excise Law. A statement has been made in paragraph 3 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

The aforesaid facts constitute ground for

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46158 of 2016 (2) dt.22-10-2016 2/2 consideration of prayer for bail, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Case No. C-7-41 of 2015 pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 1st, Banka.

Accordingly, this application is disposed of. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) DKS/- U T