Sonu Raj @ Sonu Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8460 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-8 Year-2023 Thana- SUPAUL District- Supaul ====================================================== SONU RAJ @ SONU RAM S/O HARERAM RAM R/O Vill.- Sukhpur Solhani, ward no. 04, P.S. - Supaul, District - Supaul, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kuldeep Kumar, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Parmanand Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 06-03-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and apprehended his arrest in connection with Supaul P.S. Case No. 08 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 5 litres of IMFL/country made liquor.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8460 of 2025(2) dt.06-03-2025 2/3 petitioner submitted that alleged illicit liquor appears to be recovered from the backside of the house of petitioner near to a bamboo clumps i.e. an open place and easily accessible by general public, therefore, it can be safely said that recovery of illicit liquor was not made from the physical possession of this petitioner. While concluding the argument it is submitted that petitioner is a man of clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP appearing on behalf of the State, opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. In view of aforesaid facts and circumstances and by taking note of the fact as recovery of illicit liquor primafacie appears doubtful from the physical possession of this petitioner, who is a man clean antecedent, accordingly the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Trial Court within a period of four weeks, is directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge cum Special Judge, Excise, Court No. 01, Supaul/concerned trial Court

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8460 of 2025(2) dt.06-03-2025 3/3 where the case is pending in connection with Supaul P.S. Case No. 08 of 2023 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./Section 482(2) BNSS. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) S.Tripathi/- U T