Vipul Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12643 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-192 Year-2024 Thana- YADOPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Vipul Singh S/o- Manager Rai Village- Sinhorawa, P.S.- Jodhpur, District - Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raghav Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 28-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Jadopur P.S. Case No. 192 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 396 litres of liquor was recovered from plastic sack by the side of river. 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 recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It is submitted that recovery is made from an open place, which is accessible to one and all. It

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12643 of 2025(2) dt.28-02-2025 2/2 is further submitted that apprehended co-accused namely, Prince kumar disclosed the name of the petitioner. The petitioner has two criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S. Other co-accused has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 21.01.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 1512 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 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 Jadopur P.S. Case No. 192 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