Vikash Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63087 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-67 Year-2023 Thana- NAWANAGAR District- Buxar ====================================================== Vikash Choudhary Son of Gulab Chand Choudhary R/o vill - Dhanbakhara, P.S. - Nawanagar, Distt. - Buxar ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Dr. Kamal Deo Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Meena Singh, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 19-10-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Nawanagar P.S. Case No. 67 of 2023 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a), 30(c) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.
3. Twenty litres country made liquor and some manufacturing articles i.e. gas cylinder, gas stove and utensils etc. have been recovered by the police.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. It is submitted that police has recovered 20 litres country made liquor from the orchard of Chandan Singh and also gas cylinder, gas stove and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63087 of 2023(2) dt.19-10-2023 2/2 utensils etc. from the place of alleged occurrence. It is further submitted that two similarly situated co-accused have been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. It is also submitted that there is no recovery has been made from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has been made accused in this case on the statement of local Chawkidar. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on his behalf is hereby rejected.
7. This application is, accordingly, dismissed. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) annpurna/- U T