Patna High CourtCR. MISC./68320/2023dismissed

Ramlal Sahni @ Ramlal Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

2023-11-09Mr. Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68320 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-131 Year-2022 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Samastipur ====================================================== Ramlal Sahni @ Ramlal Sahani son of Ramchandra Sahni @ Ramchandra Sahani, Resident of Village- Rahimpur Rudauli P.S.- Samastipur Muffasil Dist- Samastipur.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mahendra Pratap, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Akhileshwar Dayal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 09-11-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner in the present case is seeking prearrest bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 131 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act. He has got four criminal antecedents.

3. As per the prosecution story, on 29.04.2022 the informant along with other police officials on secret information raided the house of the petitioner and on search, total 12.225 liters of illicit liquor has been recovered from a place adjacent to the boundary wall of the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68320 of 2023(2) dt.09-11-2023 2/2 case. It is submitted that the petitioner has no concern with allegedly recovered illicit liquor.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case wherein the alleged illicit liquor is said to have been recovered from a place which is adjacent to the boundary wall of the house of the petitioner and the petitioner has got four criminal antecedents of similar nature, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is, thus, refused.

8. This application stands dismissed.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) shweta/- U T