Amrit Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9684 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-244 Year-2024 Thana- JAYNAGAR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Amrit Singh Son of Indrajit Singh Resident of Village- Uttamsinghlating, Matkamkeda, P.S.- Barbil, District- Kendujhar, (Odihsha) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Madhuri Lata, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 14-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Jaynagar P.S. Case No. 244 of 2024, G.R. No. 1234 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 274, 275, 317(5), 3(5) of B.N.S. and 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that altogether 414 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from Bolero and Motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged against him and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner has no knowledge and concern with the alleged

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9684 of 2025(2) dt.14-02-2025 2/2 recovery. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It is submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired as being registered owner of the Bolero bearing Registration No. OR22E 5666 and he has no knowledge regarding the nature of goods kept in the vehicle. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the rival submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Jaynagar P.S. Case No. 244 of 2024, G.R. No. 1234 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T