Patna High CourtCR. MISC./83477/2024bail rejected

Petan Singh @ Satrudhan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2024-12-13Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83477 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-34 Year-2010 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Petan Singh @ Satrudhan Singh Son of Late Chhatu Singh R/O- Sasamusa, PS- Kuchaikote, District- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Devashish Giri, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Akshay Lal Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 13-12-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Trial no.73 of 2024, arising out of Excise P.S. Case no. 34 of 2010 registered under section 47(a) of the Bihar Excise Act, 1915.

3. As per the prosecution case, on a search being conducted 45 litres of liquor was recovered from the house of the petitioner.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered either from the petitioner's possession or from his house. He has been falsely implicated in the case. The petitioner had no information about the pendency of the case. It was only in the year 2020 that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83477 of 2024(2) dt.13-12-2024 2/2 summons were issued followed by bailable and non-bailable warrants in the year 2022 and 2024. In between, it is submitted that Covid pandemic had struck. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegation of recovery of 45 litres of liquor from the house of the petitioner, the case having been registered in the year 2010 and the petitioner having been at large for almost 14 years, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail and the application is rejected.

7. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the learned Court below within a period of three months.

(Partha Sarthy, J) avinash/- U T