Patna High CourtCR. MISC./12227/2025bail granted

Amresh Rai @ Amresh Gop v. The State Of Bihar

2025-03-05Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12227 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-426 Year-2023 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali ====================================================== Amresh Rai @ Amresh Gop S/O Ram Tesan Rai @ Ram Naresh Rai R/O Vill.- Salempur, P.S.- Lalganj, Dist.- Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Zainul Abedin ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 05-03-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a)(e)(4)/ 33 of the Excise Act.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of 12 cases under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 525 litres of spirit from a mazic van.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and is not the owner of the seized vehicle and he came to be implicated in the instant case in a mechanical manner by the police because of his

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12227 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 2/2 antecedent under the Excise Act and the petitioner is in custody since 12.01.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.1-cum- Additional District & Sessions Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Lalganj P. S. Case No.426 of 2023.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T