Bablu Singh @ Ankit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18858 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-175 Year-2024 Thana- SAHAJITPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Bablu Singh @ Ankit Kumar Son of Umashankar Singh Resident of Piparpati (Baniyapur), P.S. - Baniyapur (Sahajitpur), District - Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjit Kumar Thakur, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 18-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Sahajitpur P.S. Case No. 175 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that altogether 45 liters of country made liquor was recovered from an alto car. It is alleged that the petitioner along with others managed to escape from the place of occurrence.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case. His name has been disclosed by the local chowkidar

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18858 of 2025(2) dt.18-04-2025 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that petitioner is not the owner of the alleged alto car. He has no concern in any way with the alleged recovery. A statement has been made in para-3 of this petition that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.

5. In contra, learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of bail of the petitioner.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Sahajitpur P.S. Case No. 175 of 2024, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 2nd Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Saran at Chapra subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Shubham/- U T