Pradip Yadav @ Pradip Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8353 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-468 Year-2024 Thana- RAJNAGAR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Pradip Yadav @ Pradip Kumar Yadav S/O Satendra Yadav R/O Ward No. 03 Kharagbani, PS- Babubarhi, Distt.- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ratnakar Jha, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Nitya Nand Tiwary, 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 Sections 30(a) and 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act and Sections 274, 275 and 3(5) of the B.N.S..

3. As per prosecution case, 468 litres Nepali sufi wine was recovered from a Scorpio vehicle. This petitioner is alleged to be driver of the vehicle.

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 and he has got no connection with the vehicle

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8353 of 2025(2) dt.06-03-2025 2/2 in question. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

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, 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 Additional District and Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Excise Act, Madhubani in connection with Rajnagar P.S. Case No. 468 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