Vikash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80342 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1667 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Vikash Kumar Son of Late Gopali Sahni @ Late Gopli Sahni R/O Vill.- Bedauliya, P.S.- Mushahari, Dist.- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Arvind Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-12-2024 Heard Mr. Arvind Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. .Shailendra Kumar, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No.1667 of 2024 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 30(a)/32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 2882.88 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from the different vehicles.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case only on the basis of suspicion.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80342 of 2024(2) dt.04-12-2024 2/2
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail and submitted that the vehicles from which huge quantity of illicit liquor was recovered were brought by the petitioner for the purpose of sale and apart from this, petitioner has one criminal antecedent and that too of similar nature and, as such, petitioner don't deserve to be released on bail.
6. Considering the huge quantity of recovery of illicit liquor and also the fact that petitioner has one criminal antecedent under Excise Act, I am not inclined to grant prearrest bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the present bail application stands dismissed.
(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T