Pallu @ Ramesh @ Ramesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24847 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-590 Year-2024 Thana- SAKRA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Pallu @ Ramesh @ Ramesh Kumar S/o Vijay Ray R/o vill - Pilkhi Gajpatti, P.S.- Sakra, Distt.- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Ms. Smita Kumari, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Rajendra Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-05-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 1710 litres illicit foreign liquor was recovered from a pickup van.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the vehicles in question. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and has been made an accused in this case merely on suspicion. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedents of similar nature.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24847 of 2025(2) dt.05-05-2025 2/2

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the nature of accusation and the fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner 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 learned Exclusive Special Court No. 1 Muzaffarpur in connection with Sakra P.S. Case No. 590 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T