Suraj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20718 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-28 Year-2019 Thana- BELA INDUSTRIAL DistrictMuzaffarpur ====================================================== Suraj Kumar S/O Sambhu Mahto Resident of Village- Veena Consort Lane, Hari Sabha School Campus, P/S- Mithanpura, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Alok Kumar Alok, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ramesh Chandra, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273, 414, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(a), 38(i), 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per prosecution case, total 3790.086 litres illicit liquor was recovered from several seized vehicles.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner is neither driver nor owner of the vehicles in question and he has been made accused only on suspicion. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent of similar nature.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20718 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/2
5. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Exclusive Special Excise Court-III, Muzaffarpur in connection with Bela P. S. Case No. 28 of 2019, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T