Vikram Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6708 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-385 Year-2024 Thana- BARH District- Patna ====================================================== Vikram Kumar Son of Anant Kumar Resident of Village- East Malahi, P.S.- Barh, Distt.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Ashok Kumar Kashyap, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Pramod Kr. Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-03-2025 Heard Mr. Ashok Kumar Kashyap, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Pramod Kr. Pandey, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and Sections 323, 341, 389, 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per prosecution case, 20 litres illicit country made liquor was recovered from a Scorpio vehicle.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has been made an accused in this case merely on suspicion. Petitioner is neither
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6708 of 2025(2) dt.03-03-2025 2/2 owner nor driver of the vehicle in question. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of accusation, the fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and clean antecedents, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise, Patna in connection with Barh P.S. Case No. 385 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T