Patna High CourtCR. MISC./78491/2024disposed

Bandhan Kumar @ Krishna Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-12-05Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78491 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-184 Year-2023 Thana- GANGABRIDGE District- Vaishali ====================================================== Bandhan Kumar @ Krishna Kumar S/O Umesh Singh R/O- Sahullahpur, P.SGanga Bridge, Distt.- Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anuj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 05-12-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Ganga Bridge P.S. Case No. 184 of 2023 instituted for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that police received secret information that petitioner along with other has concealed illicit liquor in banana field and from that place altogether, 153.375 liters of foreign liquor was recovered by the raiding team.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78491 of 2024(2) dt.05-12-2024 2/2 the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. It is further submitted that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner.

5. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail of the petitioner and submitted that petitioner has eleven criminal antecedents of similar nature of cases.

6. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of this case as well as criminal antecedents of the petitioner in similar nature of cases, this court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and, as such, his prayer for anticipatory bail stands rejected.

7. The petitioner is directed to surrender before learned court below and prays for regular bail, the same shall be considered by the court below, without being prejudiced by the order of this Court.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Shubham/- U T