Ramakant Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.724 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-242 Year-2022 Thana- KUTUMBA District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Ramakant Pandey Son of Late Daya Pandey R/V- Chaneya, P.S- Bishrampur, Dist- palamu, Jharkhand 822124 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Binod Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Bharat Lal ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-03-2023 Heard both parties.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Kutumba PS Case No. 242 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a)/37 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 375 m.l. of illicit liquor has been recovered from Swift Dzire car of which this petitioner is registered owner. It is submitted that no recovery has been made from conscious possession of this petitioner. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

Learned APP however vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and recovery has been made from a car of which this petitioner is registered owner.

Considering the fact that petitioner is registered owner of the car in question from which illicit liquor has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.724 of 2023(2) dt.18-03-2023 2/2 recovered, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner abovenamed on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) vinita/- U T