Dharamjit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63451 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-166 Year-2022 Thana- MADANPUR District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Dharamjit Kumar S/O Sipahi Yadav R/V- Khesar, P.S.- Madanpur, DistrictAurangabad (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjit Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rina Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 02-12-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act. There is recovery of 628.5 litres of illicit liquor from an auto-rickshaw. The petitioner is alleged to be the liner of the said illicit liquor.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner was not apprehended from the spot. Nothing was recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63451 of 2022(2) dt.02-12-2022 2/2 concern with seized vehicles or the illicit liquor. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner is accused in three other cases of similar nature apart from the present one.

Considering the fact that petitioner is accused in three other cases of similar nature apart from the present one, this Court is not inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, the petition is disposed off with a liberty to the petitioner to surrender before learned Court below and pray for regular bail. The learned Court below may consider the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner, keeping in view the facts discussed above and without being prejudiced by the order of this Court. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Shageer/- U T