Guddu Ray @ Amrendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3192 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-283 Year-2024 Thana- AMNAUR District- Saran ====================================================== Guddu Ray @ Amrendra Kumar S/o- Prabhunath Prasad Yadav R/o VillageBishunpur, Piprahi P.S- Amnour District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raushan Raj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ramesh Chandra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02-05-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Amnaur P.S. Case no.283 of 2024 registered under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. A bare perusal of the F.I.R would go to show that a total of 184 liters of illicit liquor is said to have been recovered from the dicky of Hero Honda motorcycle and TVS scooty which was parked in the varanda of the hotel of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that both the seized vehicles do not belong to petitioner. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case only for the reason that he happens to be the owner of the said hotel. However, learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3192 of 2025(2) dt.02-05-2025 2/2 the hotel had been closed since long and he was not aware of the liquor which was seized from the said premises. Nothing has been recovered from physical or conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and undertakes to cooperate in the case/trial.

5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. In view of the aforesaid facts of the case, it is directed that the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Amnaur P.S. Case no.283 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge Excise, Saran at Chapra, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S, 2023. (Soni Shrivastava, J) harsh/- U T