Rajaram Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-162 Year-2018 Thana- GWALPARA District- Madhepura ====================================================== Rajaram Sah, Son of Jailu Sah @ Jaleshwar Sah, Resident of Village - Pathraha Ward no.9, P.S.- MADHEPURA(Ghailarh), Distt - Madhepura. ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amarnath Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Lakshmi Kant Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 28-01-2020 Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Gwalpara P.S. Case No. 162 of 2018 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Recovery of 276 liters of liquor from the co-accused, who disclosed the name of the petitioner. Apart from that, petitioner is accused in two other cases also of similar nature. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that nothing has been recovered from his possession. He has been made accused on the disclosure of the co-accused. Petitioner is in custody since 21.10.2019.

Heard learned A.P.P. also, who has opposed the prayer for bail on the ground of huge quantity of recovery as well antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37 of 2020(3) dt.28-01-2020 2/2 Having heard both sides, in view of the submissions, made above, and also considering the antecedent of the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. However, once the charge has been framed in this case, petitioner is at liberty to renew his prayer for bail. With the above observations, this application is dismissed.

Sunil Shukla/- (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) U T