Naveen Yadav @ Sarvjit Kumar @ Navin Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17272 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-128 Year-2024 Thana- Gurupa District- Gaya ====================================================== Naveen Yadav @ Sarvjit Kumar @ Navin Kumar son of Munni Yadav @ Mundrika Prasad village- Sandeshwar Ps- Fatehpur, Dist- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Aryan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Meena Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Gurupa P.S. Case No.128 of 2024 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2018.

3. From the perusal of the First Information Report and also the seizure list, that on seeing police personnel all the accused left their eight motorcycles and managed to escape. On search, a total of 1400 liters of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from eight motorcycles.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. He further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17272 of 2025(2) dt.02-04-2025 2/3 submits that no recovery has been made from the conscious possession of the petitioner and the petitioner has specifically stated in paragraph 8 of his petition that out of the eight motorcycle standing in a forest and the petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of any of the motorcycle in question. The cause of his false implication is his antecedent. He further submits that co-accused Pintu Yadav @ Pintu Kumar has been enlarged on anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 26.03.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. no. 11192 of 2025. The petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the case/trial.

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

6. Considering the above facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Gurupa P.S. Case no.128 of 2024 on each of them 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 Special Excise Court No. 4, Gaya, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S, 2023 and subject to the further condition

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17272 of 2025(2) dt.02-04-2025 3/3 that:- (i) the petitioner shall co-operate in the investigation/trial.

(ii) the learned Court would, however, verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner before releasing him on bail.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) sharun/- U T