Manoj Sao v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.51342 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -297 Year- 2015 Thana -FATEHPUR District- GAYA ====================================================== Manoj Sao son of Ram Kishun Sao, resident of Village Dumrichatti, P.S. Fatehpur, District Gaya .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Durgesh Nandan For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Sumiran Roy(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 10-11-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 13(1), 47(A) of the Excise Act, 42 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 and 2(E), 3, 5(B), 18 of Bihar Mahua Flower Rules, 2006. From the house of the petitioner 40 kgs. of Mahua flowers were recovered.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the recovery has been made from the joint family house and a statement has been made in paragraph 3 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the quantity of recovery it is a

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.51342 of 2015 (2) dt.10-11-2015 2/2 case for consideration of prayer for regular bail, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Fatehpur P.S. Case No. 297 of 2015 pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya.

With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) DKS/- U T