Nand Kumar Mahto @ Nand Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4929 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-166 Year-2024 Thana- VIDYAPATINAGAR DistrictSamastipur ====================================================== Nand Kumar Mahto @ Nand Kumar Singh Son of Ram Lakhan Singh Resident of Village - Kalyanganj Bangraha (incorrect mentioned in the F.I.R. as Kalyanganj Bangraha Hetinpur), P.S. - Vidyapati Nagar, District - Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Suneil Kumar Thakur For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Sharda Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-02-2025 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) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Total 3943.35 litres of illicit foreign liquor has been recovered from a Hywa truck.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the seized truck.

5. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that Petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4929 of 2025(2) dt.13-02-2025 2/2 four criminal antecedents of similar nature.

6. Considering the huge quantity of recovery and the fact that petitioner has got four criminal antecedent of similar nature, this pre-arrest bail petition is dismissed. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Ranjeet/- U T