Sujit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47139 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-167 Year-2020 Thana- BOCHAHAN District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== SUJIT KUMAR S/O BUDHAN THAKUR Residnet of village- Roshi Bathi Rasulpur, P.S.- Bochahan, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Priyesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kumar Veerendra Narayan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-10-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 272/ 273 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act. .

As per the prosecution case, 40 liters of beer has been recovered from a motor cycle of which this petitioner is registered owner.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he is no way concerned with the alleged recovery. Petitioner has got clean antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47139 of 2022(2) dt.21-10-2022 2/2 Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that huge quantity of beer has been recovered from a motor cycle of which this petitioner is registered owner.

Considering the nature of accusation and gravity of the offence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) BKS/- U T