Santu Singh @ Santu Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46610 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-97 Year-2019 Thana- WAJIRGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== SANTU SINGH @ SANTU KUMAR SINGH Son of Narendra Singh Resident of Village- Bajaul, P.S.- Wajirganj and District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s
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THE STATE OF BIHAR Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Manish Kumar No2 For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Anita Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 29-07-2019 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Wazirganj P.S.Case No.97 of 2019 registered for offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excie (Amendment) Act, 2018.
Allegation against the petitioner is about recovery of 17 cane of 500 ml. of foreign liquor has been recovered from the under-constructed house of the petitioner.
Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that it is a under-constructed house of the petitioner and it is not a case that the petitioner is residing in the house. Further, he has no criminal antecedent.
Heard learned A.P.P. , who has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that the recovery is from a under-constructed
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46610 of 2019(2) dt.29-07-2019 2/2 house, apart from that he is accused in four other cases, as such this application is not maintainable.
Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and circumstances, as stated above, this application is disposed of with direction to the to the petitioner to surrender and make prayer for regular bail, which will be considered on the basis of the materials available on the record and if possible to be disposed of on the same day.
With the aforesaid direction, this application is disposed of.
(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U T