Patna High CourtCR. MISC./47373/2023dismissed

Ravindra Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

2023-08-11Mr. Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47373 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-146 Year-2020 Thana- RUPAULI District- Purnia ====================================================== Ravindra Mandal Son of Late Lal Munni Mandal, Resident of village - Gwalpara Madrouni Tola ward no. 12, P.S. - Rupauli, Distt. - Purnea. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ram Prawesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 11-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner in the present case is seeking prearrest bail in connection with Rupauli (Mohanpur) P.S. Case No. 146 of 2020 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act 2016. He has got no criminal antecedent.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that 20 liters of illicit liquor has been recovered from the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It is submitted that the petitioner was not apprehended on spot.

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5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Having regard to the allegation that 20 liters of country made liquor has been recovered from the room of the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is, thus, refused.

8. In case the petitioner surrenders and prays for regular bail in the learned court below within a period of four weeks from today, his prayer for regular bail shall be considered on its own merit without being prejudice by the order of this Court.

9. This application stands disposed of.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) SUSHMA2/- U T