IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.32424 of 2010 MADAN MAHTO Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02 28.10.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned P.P. for the State. Admittedly, thirty litres of illicit liquor kept in 150 pouches were seized from the shop of the petitioner. Defence of Petitioner is that the aforesaid shop was being run by wife of the petitioner and the petitioner was in service at Haridwar in Uttranchal at the relevant time but I am not, at all, convinced with the aforesaid submissions. Accordingly, this anticipatory bail petition stands rejected. However, petitioner may surrender before the court below and seek regular bail within thirty days from the date of communication of this order and if he does so, the learned court below shall consider the regular bail application of the petitioner on its own merits without being prejudiced by this rejection order, particularly, keeping in mind that petitioner does not have any criminal history. Let this order be communicated to Sri P.C. Varma, Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Bettiah, West Champaran in Excise Case No. 48 of 2009 through fax at the cost of the petitioner. Shahid/Shahzad (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)