Vikash Singh @ Vikku Singh @ Ajay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16394 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-96 Year-2022 Thana- SHERGHATI District- Gaya ====================================================== Vikash Singh @ Vikku Singh @ Ajay Kumar S/O Late Taichun Singh @ Subodh Singh R/o Village- Mohalla Hatiya, P.S- Sherghati, Distt.- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kunwar Narayan Jamuar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 19-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No. 96 of 2022 dated 27.01.2022, instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2018.

3. The allegation is of recovery of 61.700 litres liquor, 50 litres Mahua liquor and 40 kg Mahua flowers from the flour mill of the petitioner.

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 said flour mill belongs to the petitioner and his brother. Learned counsel further submitted that the said flour mill is ancestral business of the family. It is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16394 of 2025(2) dt.19-03-2025 2/2 next submitted that petitioner had no knowledge about the 61.700 litres liquor, 50 litres Mahua liquor and 40 kg Mahua flowers being kept in his flour mill. It is further stated that the said mill is in dilapidated condition and is closed since last five years. Petitioner has no concern with the seized motorcycle and Bolero vehicle which was standing in front of flour mill. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 25.01.2025 having no criminal antecedents and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.

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

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner 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 Excise Court No. 2, Gaya in Sherghati P.S. Case No. 96 of 2022. (Khatim Reza, J) Sankalp/- U T