Hajari Kewat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.191 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2013 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== HAJARI KEWAT S/o Yogendra Kewat R/v- Digha, P.S.- Lakhisarai, DistrictLakhisarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Shaukat Alam, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Pradeep Narain Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 17-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), if any, pointed out by the office within a period of four weeks from today.

3. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Lakhisarai Excise P.S. Case No.10c2/2013, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 47(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

4. 150 litres of illicit Mahua wine, 400 Kgs. of Jawa Mahua and other articles meant for manufacturing of liquor have been recovered from the place of occurrence.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.191 of 2023(3) dt.17-07-2023 2/2 petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in paragraph-3 of the bail petition. It is further submitted that petitioner has been made accused in this case on the basis of secret information received by the police. The petitioner is said to have fled away from the place of occurrence after seeing the police.

6. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner by submitting that petitioner is involved in manufacturing of illicit liquor.

7. Considering the nature of offence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is hereby rejected in connection with Lakhisarai Excise P.S. Case No.10c2/2013, pending in the court of learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-V-cum-Special Excise Court-II, Lakhisarai.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) S.KUMAR/- U T