Lakkad @ Santosh Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18014 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2025 Thana- Ramgarh Chowk District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Lakkad @ Santosh Yadav S/O Chanirak Yadav R/O Vill.- Bihraura, P.S.- Ramgarh Chowk, District- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mayank Bilochan, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 02-04-2025 Heard Ld. counsel for the petitioner and Ld. APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Ramgarh Chowk P.S. Case No. 18 of 2025 dated 03.02.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022.

3. As per allegation, 7.5 litre of illicit liquor has been recovered from paddy straw, situated in an open field.

4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the place of recovery is accessible to all and even the land wherefrom the recovery has been made does not belong to the petitioner and he was not present at the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18014 of 2025(2) dt.02-04-2025 2/3 place of occurrence. The name of the petitioner has transpired only in the confessional statement of co-accused made before the police which has no evidentiary value.

5. On the basis of the material available, no case is made out against the Petitioner under Excise Act and the Petitioner is entitled to get anticipatory bail.

6. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.

7. It has further been stated paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has been made accused in one other case.

8. However, Ld. APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.

9. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Ld. District and Additional Sessions Judge-IV-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18014 of 2025(2) dt.02-04-2025 3/3 cum-Special Excise, Court-I, Lakhisarai, in connection with Ramgarh Chowk P.S. Case No. 18 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C. and on the following conditions:

(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents, Ld. court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same. (ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, Ld. court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J) shoaib/- U T