Rameshwar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.42824 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -503 Year- 2016 Thana -SASARAM MUFFSIL District- SASARAM (ROHTAS) ======================================================

1. Rameshwar Singh S/o Raj Grihi Singh resident of Village- Khurmbad, P.S.- Chenari, District- Rohtas.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bhaskar Shankar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Kumar Virendra Narayan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 28-11-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Sasaram Muffasil P.S. Case No. 503 of 2016 registered under Sections-47(a), 53(b), 54 of the Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the concerned hotel does not belong to the petitioner and the aforesaid fact has, specifically, been pleaded in the petition but there is no document to show that the hotel, in question, belongs to other person.

Taking into consideration that Indian made foreign

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42824 of 2016 (2) dt.28-11-2016 2/2 liquor was recovered from hotel of the petitioner and there is allegation against him that he used to serve liquor to his customers, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on anticipatory bail and accordingly, his prayer for anticipatory bail in connection with Sasaram Muffasil P.S. Case No. 503 of 2016 stands rejected.

However, this order shall not cause any prejudice to the concerned court at the time of consideration of regular bail application of the petitioner.

(Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J) A.K.V./- U T