Surendra Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10654 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-389 Year-2024 Thana- KARAKAT District- Rohtas ====================================================== Surendra Singh, S/O Lalmuni Singh, Resident Of Village- Raghunathpur, Police Station- Karakat, District- Rohtas At Sasaram ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raghunandan Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pronoti Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 05-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Karakat P.S. Case No. 389 of 2024 dated 24.07.2024 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act, 2016.

3. The allegation is of recovery of total 25 litres illicit country made liquor kept in bucket near Raghunathpur Kali temple.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been made accused in this case only on the basis of disclosure made by Sumant Kumar and Bittu Kumar, who are the sons of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10654 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 2/2 petitioner. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather the said illicit liquor kept in bucket was recovered near Raghunathpur Kali Temple. The petitioner has no concern with the said liquor as well as the seized motorcycle. Lastly, it has been submitted that petitioner has no criminal antecedents.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest / surrender of the petitioner within a period of six weeks from today, in connection with Karakat P.S. Case No. 389 of 2024, he will be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No. 1, Rohtas at Sasaram, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Khatim Reza, J) premchand/- U T