Patna High CourtCR. MISC./7813/2025bail granted

Pawan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-03-04Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7813 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-131 Year-2024 Thana- SINDHUGAR District- Gaya ====================================================== Pawan Kumar Son of Ramdev Yadav Resident of village - Tetariya, P.S.- Fatehpur, District - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Durgesh Nandan, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Nitya Nand Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-03-2025 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, 15.375 litres illicit liquor was recovered from a motorcycle.

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 owner nor driver of the vehicle in question. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7813 of 2025(2) dt.04-03-2025 2/2 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 Excise Court No. V, Gaya in connection with Sindhugarh P.S. Case No. 131 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S..

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