Kishore Pal v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48167 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-120 Year-2024 Thana- LADANIA District- Madhubani ====================================================== Kishore Pal S/O Rajendra Pal @ Rajendra Ravpal R/O Village- Gajhara Navtoli, P.S- Ladaniya, Distt.- Madhubani.
... ... Petitioner/S
Versus
The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Manoj Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Md. Nazir Ansari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 07-08-2024 Heard Mr. Manoj Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Ladania P.S. Case No. 120 of 2024 for the offence registered under sections 272, 273/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act lodged on 28.04.2024 by the informant, Shravan Kumar Yadav.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that upon secret information that the liquor is being smuggled in one Car, intercepted the same but the accused managed to escape. The local chaukidar gave the name of the petitioner and upon search, total 630 liters of liquor has been recovered. Accordingly, the F.I.R.
4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48167 of 2024(2) dt.07-08-2024 2/2 petitioner is neither arrested on spot nor any incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious possession. Petitioner has no concern either with the alleged recovery of liquor or with the seized vehicle in question. He further concedes that petitioner has criminal antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submitted that petitioner has been made accused in 13 cases of similar nature.
6. In that background, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.
7. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application stands rejected.
(Rajiv Roy, J) Arish/- U T