Karan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67195 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-290 Year-2024 Thana- RAMNAGAR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Karan Kumar Son of Jagarnath Sah @ Jagarnath Keshari Village -Belagola Ranisati Medical Road, Ramnagar PS- Ramnagar, Dist- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Prerna Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 02-12-2024 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Ramnagar P.S. Case No.290 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Altogether 17.340 litres of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the house of the petitioner.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case due to ulterior motive. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or any trade of liquor. He was not apprehended on the spot. Petitioner has no criminal

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67195 of 2024(2) dt.02-12-2024 2/2 antecedent as mentioned in para 3 of the bail application.

5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the fact that alleged recovery has been made from the house of the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge him on anticipatory bail. The prayer for grant of bail on behalf of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

6. Accordingly, this application is dismissed. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) priyanka/- U T