Mantu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56651 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2019 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Gopalganj ====================================================== MANTU SINGH Son of Late Prabhu Singh Resident of Village-Dhamapakar, Police Station-Manjhagarh, District-Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Javed Aslam For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Lakshmi Kant Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 20-11-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner is seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Trial No. 2684 of 2019 arising out of Excise Case No. 24/2019 registered under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act (Amendment) 2018, pending in the court of learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Gopalganj.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has at the outset submitted that the petitioner has got a criminal antecedent and a case of similar nature has been earlier registered against him but inadvertently, in paragraph '3' of the application the said criminal antecedent has not been recorded. He has prayed for

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56651 of 2019(3) dt.20-11-2019 2/2 time to file supplementary affidavit stating so. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, however where huge quantity of illicit liquor has been recovered from the Chawar of the village and it is reported by the SubInspector (Excise), Sadar Anchal, Gopalganj that in course of raid the accused persons fled-away, considering the fact that there is a criminal antecedent of the petitioner of similar nature, this court would not be inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to him.

Prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused. In case, the petitioner surrenders and prays for regular bail before the court below within a period of four weeks from today, his prayer for regular bail shall be considered on it's own merit without being prejudiced by the order of this Court. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Rajeev/- U T