Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Singh @ Santosh Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74643 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-85 Year-2019 Thana- JANDAHA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Singh @ Santosh Singh S/o Ramakant Singh Resident of Village- Mukundpur Bhat (Bhath) Khas Patti, P.S.- Jandaha, District- Vaishali ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Manish Chandra Gandhi, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Ms/Mrs.Gulnar Begum, Addl Public Prosecutor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-02-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State.

Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30a of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

Police alleged that on a secret information when it raided a place, it found that several vehicles were parked on the spot and liquor was being loaded on them. Police arrested one Santosh Kumar Singh on the spot who disclosed that the petitioner had brought 4866 liters of foreign liquor loaded on a truck and he (Santosh Kr.Singh) had come to purchase the said liquor.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the case on the confessional statement of said co-accused and he is no way concerned with the said consignment. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Considering the nature of allegation, prayer for bail of the petitioner is refused with direction to surrender and seek

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74643 of 2019(2) dt.13-02-2020 2/2 regular bail within six weeks which would be disposed of on its own merit without prejudice.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T