Manoj Sah @ Manoj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63482 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-3 Year-2015 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Supaul ====================================================== MANOJ SAH @ MANOJ KUMAR Son of Kulanand Shah Resident of Village - Parsagadhi, Ward No. 07, P.S.- Jadia, Distt - Supaul. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Dinesh Choudhary, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party:

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER 22-10-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest for the offences alleged under Sections 47(a) of the Excise Act registered in connection with Misc. (Excise) P.S. Case No. 03 of 2015.

3. At the outset, learned APP submits that the prosecution report has been filed as far back as in the year 2015, but the petitioner has approached this Court in the year 2019 and there does not appear to be any immediate apprehension of arrest of the petitioner.

4. Considering that the petitioner has not shown any cause for immediate apprehension of arrest and the anticipatory bail petition has been filed about four years after filing of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63482 of 2019(2) dt.22-10-2019 2/2 prosecution report, this Court is not inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The anticipatory bail petition stands dismissed.

(Vikash Jain, J) Ibrar//- U T