Saroj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1747 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-176 Year-2020 Thana- BACHHWARA District- Begusarai ====================================================== SAROJ KUMAR, Son of LAXMI MAHTO Resident of Village - Bank Road, P.s.- Bachhwara, Distt.- Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ram Sumiran Rai For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 14-07-2021 Heard Mr. Ram Sumiran Rai, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Bharat Bhushan, learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in connection with Bechhwara P. S. Case No. 176 of 2020, dated 26.08.2020 (G. R. No. 843 of 2020), instituted for the offences under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018. It is alleged in the F.I.R. that from the courtyard of the house of the petitioner, 17.625 litres of liquor has been recovered.

The learned counsel for the petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1747 of 2021(2) dt.14-07-2021 2/2 submitted that he is a person of clean antecedents and the house is not in his exclusive possession. However, for the reason of recovery of liquor from the courtyard of the house of the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to him. The prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the court below and seeks bail, that shall be considered on its own merits, without being prejudiced by the fact that the present petition on his behalf has not been entertained by this Court.

(Ashutosh Kumar, J) skm/- U T