Bhola Prasad Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15863 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-412 Year-2024 Thana- JHAJHA District- Jamui ====================================================== Bhola Prasad Yadav S/o- Sukhdeo Yadav Village- Tulsi Tola Paharpur PSBalia District-Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sabal Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Renu Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 05-03-2025 Heard Mr. Sabal Kumar Jha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Renu Kumari, learned A.P.P. for the State. 2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Jhajha P.S. Case No. 412 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 32 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 245.25 liters of foreign liquor was recovered from two Scorpio Cars. 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 the name of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15863 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 2/2 petitioner has transpired as being owner of the vehicle bearing Registration No. BR31PA-5231. The petitioner has no any criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S. Other co-accused has been granted regular bail by this Court vide orders dated 23.10.2024 and 09.12.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. Nos. 75997 of 2024 and 85067 of 2024 respectively. 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 Jhajha P.S. Case No. 412 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