Vikram Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2526 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-139 Year-2024 Thana- EXCISE MAHUWA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Vikram Kumar Son of Dilip Ray Resident of Village - Mirpur Patadh, P.S. - Mahua, District - Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Bela Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pushpa Sinha, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 14-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks for bail in a case registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act.

3. Altogether 299.880 liters of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from a hut.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner or from his house. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or any trade of liquor. He has falsely been implicated in this case at the instance of his enemy. The said recovery has been made from a hut which does

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2526 of 2025(2) dt.14-02-2025 2/3 not belong to this petitioner. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he has been languishing in custody since 04.12.2024.

5. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.5,000.00 (Rupees Five Thousand) in the account of Lawyer's Association Welfare Benevolent Fund, Patna, bearing Account No.7801893276, IFSC Code: IDIB000L501, Indian Bank, LNMI Branch, Bailey Road, Patna.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below, where the case is pending/Successor court, in connection with Mahua Excise P.S. Case No.139 of 2024, subject to the following conditions: (i) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. He will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.

(ii) The bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the Court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2526 of 2025(2) dt.14-02-2025 3/3 any other case of similar nature and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse.

7. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in the Lawyer's Association Welfare Benevolent Fund, Patna.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) divyanshi/- U T