Pappu Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3424 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-246 Year-2023 Thana- RAGHOPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Pappu Rai SON OF MOHAN RAY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE -SUKMARPUR, PS- RAGHOPUR, DISTT- VAISHALI ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar BIAHR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shambhu Sharan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Nand Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-05-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case in connection with Raghopur (Rustampur O.P.) P.S. Case No. 246 of 2023, registered for the offences punishable under section 414 of the Indian Penal Code and u/ss 30(a)/30(c) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, total 210 liters of illicit country made liquor, 966.660 Kg. of coin and Rs. 6,18,300/- in cash were recovered from the house of the accused-petitioner.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted hat the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3424 of 2024(4) dt.03-05-2024 2/2 3 of the bail petition. Similarly situated co-accused person has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 29.03.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 20419 of 2024.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the anticipatory bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that the alleged recovery is made from the house of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the nature of allegation against the petitioner, I am of the view that no case for grant of anticipatory bail is made out and the same is disposed of with direction to the petitioner to surrender before the Court below concerned within six weeks from the date of this order and the prayer for regular bail, the learned Court below shall consider his prayer for regular bail on the same day without being prejudiced by this order.
7. The application stands rejected.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Ranjeet/- U T