Raushan Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13065 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-489 Year-2024 Thana- BATHNAHA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Raushan Thakur S/o- Ramdev Thakur R/o- Majhgawa Ps- Bathnaha DistSitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sarvottam Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Matloob Rab, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 02-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Bathnaha P.S. Case No. 489 of 2024 dated 23.10.2024, instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. The allegation is of recovery of 180 litres illicit liquor from the house of co-accused Dhorai Thakur.

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 only on the basis of suspicion and disclosure made by the local people of the area, the petitioner has been made accused in this case. It is next submitted that nothing has been recovered either from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13065 of 2025(2) dt.02-04-2025 2/3 conscious possession or from the house of the petitioner. Lastly, it has been submitted that petitioner has two criminal cases against him.

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, in the event of arrest / surrender of the petitioner within a period of six weeks from today, in connection with Bathnaha P.S. Case No. 489 of 2024, he/they shall be released on anticipatory 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 I, Sitamarhi, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. as also to the following conditions:-

1. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

2. One of the bailors will be his own blood relation, preferably father, mother, brother, sister and or his wife.

3. The bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13065 of 2025(2) dt.02-04-2025 3/3 inform the court concerned if the petitioner is made accused in any other case of similar nature after his release in the present case and thereafter the court below will be at liberty to initiate the proceeding for cancellation of bail on ground of misuse.

4. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(Khatim Reza, J) Sankalp/- U T