Ranjit Mahto @ Lotan Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62862 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-294 Year-2021 Thana- GORAUL District- Vaishali ====================================================== RANJIT MAHTO @ LOTAN MAHTO S/O GANESHI MAHTO R/o villageMathana Milik, P.S.- Gorul (Kathara O.P.), District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjit Kumar Thakur For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ramchandra Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

As per the prosecution case, 1980 liters of foreign liquor has been recovered from different vehicles. 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 is neither driver nor owner of the vehicle in question.

Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. He submits that the petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62862 of 2021(4) dt.04-11-2022 2/2 got criminal antecedent of similar nature.

Considering the criminal antecedent of the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) BKS/- U T