Pappu Kumar @ Pappu Laheri v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7947 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-388 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Khagaria ====================================================== Pappu Kumar @ Pappu Laheri S/O Late Daso Laheri R/O Village- Jamalpur, Paswan Tola, Ward no. 29, P.S.- Gogari, Distt.- Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-03-2025 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 224.445 litres illicit foreign liquor was recovered from a thatched house.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has been made an accused in this case merely on suspicion. The alleged recovery has been made from an open place which is accessible to one and all. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent of similar nature.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7947 of 2025(2) dt.06-03-2025 2/2

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 and the fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from possession of this petitioner, 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 Special Excise Judge IInd, Khagaria in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 388 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T