Md. Ajaj Ansari @ Ajaj Ansari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14219 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-925 Year-2024 Thana- EXCISE KAHALGAON DistrictBhagalpur ====================================================== Md. Ajaj Ansari @ Ajaj Ansari, aged about 21 years (M), Son of Md. Kurban Ansari @ Kurban Ansari, R/Vill -Khangri Chunk, P.S.-Thakur Gangti, Dist -Godda (Jharkhand) ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Rajive Ranjan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Bishweshwar Ram, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Excise Kahalgaon P.S. Case No. 925 of 2024 dated 30.11.2024 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 282 litres of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from the Bolero vehicle on which the petitioner and other co-accused persons were sitting.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14219 of 2025(2) dt.27-03-2025 2/2 present case. It is further submitted that the petitioner has only took lift of the alleged vehicle and there he sat on the alleged Bolero vehicle. He had no knowledge that the illegal liquor was kept in the said vehicle. He is neither the owner of the said vehicle nor he has any connection with alleged seized illegal liquor. There is no statutory compliance of Sections 48, 105 and 103(8) of the B.N.S.S, 2023. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. The petitioner is in custody in this case since 01.12.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well the period of custody, let the above named petitioner, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I, Bhagalpur in connection with Excise Kahalgaon P.S. Case No. 925 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) U.K./- U T