Madhuresh Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69947 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2021 Thana- KEWATI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Madhuresh Kumar Singh Son Of Ram Bilas Singh Resident Of Village - Kaluahi, P.S.- Kaluahi, Distt.- Madhubani.

... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Virendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Khurshid Anwar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 25-02-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Keoti P. S. Case No.122 of 2021, instituted for the offences under Sections 353, 302, 120B/ 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Excise Act, 2016.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 17.07.2021, he is a person with clean antecedent and charge-sheet has been submitted in this case.

Allegation is of recovery of 450 litre of liquor from a Scorpio vehicle and the petitioner, being driver, was arrested from the car. The vehicle dashed a police official, who died during the course of treatment.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69947 of 2021(2) dt.25-02-2022 2/2 The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case and the police official, all of a sudden, came in front of the car and thus, got dashed, as such, petitioner did not have any intention to dash the police official.

Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application and submits that the liquor was being carried in the car and the petitioner with a view to flee did not even bother to dash a police official, who was discharging his duty and who died during the course of treatment.

Considering the nature of allegation as alleged and after hearing the learned counsel for the State, the Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner stands rejected.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T