Ramesh Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64908 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-148 Year-2021 Thana- DAGARUA District- Purnia ====================================================== RAMESH SHARMA S/o Sita Ram Sharma R/o village- Patedikhurd, P.S.- Belsar, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Namrata Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Akbar Ali ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties through video conferencing.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 272, 273, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a)of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

As per the prosecution case, total 2016 liters of foreign liquor was recovered from a truck, of which, this petitioner was registered owner.

It is submitted on behalf of petitioner that without consent or knowledge of petitioner, the driver of the truck had loaded the aforesaid consignment in the said truck. Petitioner has got clean antecedent.

However, learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the bail petition and submitted that huge quantity of illicit liquor has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64908 of 2021(2) dt.01-07-2022 2/2 been recovered from the truck, of which, this petitioner is registered owner.

Considering the fact that petitioner is registered owner of the truck, in which, huge quantity of illicit liquor has been recovered, I am not inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and same is, accordingly, rejected.

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