Tetri Khatun @ Tetri Begum v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56349 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-67 Year-2024 Thana- JOGBANI District- Araria ====================================================== TETRI KHATUN @ TETRI BEGUM W/O- MD KASIM R/O-VILLAGECHAURAHA PARWAHA, WARD NO. -12, DISTT. -ARARIA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Shivesh Singh, Advocate For the State :

Ms. Indu Kumari Srivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-09-2024 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 18 litres foreign liquor has been recovered from a tempo of which this petitioner is registered owner.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner has falsely been implicated merely because he happens to be registered owner of the vehicle in question. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56349 of 2024(2) dt.05-09-2024 2/2 the petitioner and submitted that illicit liquor has been recovered from a vehicle of which this petitioner is registered owner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of accusation and fact that petitioner is registered owner of vehicle from which illicit liquor has been recovered, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T