Indradev Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8346 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-107 Year-2024 Thana- MARAUNA District- Supaul ====================================================== Indradev Yadav Son of Late Tej Narayan Yadav Resident of village - Murli, Police Station - Phulparas, District - Madhubani. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Nilendu Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Pronoti Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 07-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Marauna P.S. Case No. 107 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 104.750 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from Scorpio.
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 recovery. Nothing incriminating has been
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8346 of 2025(2) dt.07-02-2025 2/3 recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It is submitted that petitioner is the driver of the seized vehicle and he has no knowledge regarding the nature of goods kept in the vehicle. It is further submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Jivacch Yadav. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S. Other co-accused has been granted regular bail passed by this Court vide order dated 22.01.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 2094 of 2025.
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 abovenamed, 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8346 of 2025(2) dt.07-02-2025 3/3 court in connection with Marauna P.S. Case No. 107 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