Ajay Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.75973 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-774 Year-2019 Thana- MUZAFFARPUR TOWN DistrictMuzaffarpur ====================================================== 1.

Ajay Chaudhary, Son of Rajendra Chaudhary, Resident of VillageAmbedkar Nagar, P.S.- Town (Sikandarpur O.P.), District- Muzaffarpur. 2.

Raj Kumar Paswan @ Putul Paswan @ Putul, S/o Daroga Paswan, Resident of Village- Ambedkar Nagar (Inside the sulabh Shauchalaya), P.S.- Town, (Sikandarpur O.P.), District- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pawan Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Parmanand Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 25-11-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners in this case are seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Town P.S. Case No.774 of 2019 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence as alleged in the First Information Report. Learned counsel submits that there is no recovery of illicit liquor from the possession of the petitioners.

Learned APP for the State is present and has opposed

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75973 of 2019(2) dt.25-11-2019 2/2 the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case wherein the petitioners have two criminal antecedents of similar nature and there is recovery of illicit liquor from their possession, this Court would not grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. This application is dismissed. In case the petitioners surrender and pray for regular in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, their prayer for regular bail shall be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by the order of this Court. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) arvind/- U T