Umakant Mukhiya v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7343 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-665 Year-2021 Thana- MOTIHARI MUFASIL District- East Champaran ====================================================== Umakant Mukhiya S/O Sikandar Mukhiya Resident of village- Hasuaha, P.sMuffasil, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Aditya Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs. Madhuri Lata, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32, 41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per prosecution case, 30 litres country made liquor was recovered near the bank of river.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner and he has been made accused only on suspicion. Recovery has been made from an open place, accessible to one and all. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.
5. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7343 of 2025(2) dt.20-02-2025 2/2 let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, 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 Special Judge, Excise Court No. I, East Chmaparan, Motihari in connection with Muffasil P. S. Case No. 665 of 2021, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T