Akhilesh Yadav @ Akhilesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14495 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-218 Year-2024 Thana- CHANDRADIP District- Jamui ====================================================== Akhilesh Yadav @ Akhilesh Kumar Son of Jugal Yadav @ Yugal Yadav Resident of Village- Matbalwa, P.S.- Chandradeep, District- Jamui ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dilip Kumar No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 28-03-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Chandradeep P.S. Case no.218 of 2024 registered under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, the accused persons abandoned the container and managed to flee away. 45 litres of country liquor was recovered. It is further stated that on inquiry the villagers disclosed that the accused who had managed to escape included the petitioner herein.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from the contents of the F.I.R. itself it would transpire that neither the petitioner was arrested at the spot nor any incriminating article recovered from his possession. The only

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14495 of 2025(2) dt.28-03-2025 2/2 material against the petitioner is the statement of co-accused made before police. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner in the F.I.R., no incriminating article having been recovered from the his possession and the petitioner not having any antecedent under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, it is directed that the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Chandradeep P.S. Case no.218 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Excise Court Ist, Jamui.

(Partha Sarthy, J) avinash/- U T