Chhotu Kumar @ Chhotu Kumar Sah v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52944 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-59 Year-2021 Thana- JOKIHAT District- Araria ====================================================== Chhotu Kumar @ Chhotu Kumar Sah S/o- Late Ramesh Sah @ Late Ramesh Prasad Sah Village- Hasanpur W.NO-9, Ps- Raniganj Dist- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Rana, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-08-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per prosecution case, 274.275 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from a car, which was registered in the name of the petitioner but was sold to one Md. Aslam.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner. He has falsely been implicated in this case merely on the ground that he is the registered owner of the vehicle in question, which
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52944 of 2025(2) dt.06-08-2025 2/2 has already been sold to one Md. Aslam.
5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that huge quantity of liquor was recovered from the vehicle in question. Petitioner has got four criminal antecedents of similar nature.
6. Considering the nature of accusation, fact that huge quantity of illicit liquor was recovered from the vehicle and criminal antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Neha/- U T