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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./3953/2025bail granted

Rajnish Kumar @ Ankesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-02-19Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3953 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-435 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Begusarai ====================================================== Rajnish Kumar @ Ankesh Kumar S/o Chhatis Yadav @ Satish Yadav R/o vill - Bahadur Nagar, Kutlupur Diara, P.S.- Muffasil, Distt.- Munger ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shubhesh Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Nazir Ansari , APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State .

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) , 32 ( b ) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act 2018 .

3 . It is alleged that 1329.840 liters of foreign liquor was recovered from seized truck .

4. It is submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case only on the basis of suspicion . Petitioner is neither owner nor driver of seized vehicle . No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of petitioner and he is no way connected with the aforesaid recovery. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent of similar nature .

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3953 of 2025(2) dt.19-02-2025 2/2 5 . Learned counsel for the State opposes the bail petition .

6. Considering the facts of the case , in the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks from today , let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge , Excise II Begusarai in connection with Excise Police Station Case No. 435 of 2024 , subject to the conditions laid down under section 482 ( 2 ) of BNSS 2023 .

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Koushik/- U T