Sonu Singh @ Randhir Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19513 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-316 Year-2024 Thana- RAGHUNATHPUR District- Siwan ====================================================== Sonu Singh @ Randhir Kumar Singh S/o Late Chandrama Singh Resident of village - Santhi, PS- Raghunathpur, District- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Pushpa Sinha.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 16-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The present Criminal Miscellaneous application has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as "BNSS, 2023") for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner who is apprehending arrest in connection with Raghunathpur P.S. Case No. 316 of 2024, lodged on 21.11.2024, under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. As per the prosecution, total recovery of 51.200 litres of illicit liquor has been made, which is the subject matter of the present case.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19513 of 2025(2) dt.16-04-2025 2/2 further submits that the petitioner is not apprehended from the spot and nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. Counsel further submits that the petitioner's name has been figured in this case by virtue of the confessional statement of the mahal chowkidar. It is also submitted that the petitioner does not have a clean criminal antecedents, as four criminal cases are pending against him in which he is on bail in all cases.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the criminal antecedents of the petitioner are not clean, there are four criminal case pending against him.

6. In the present facts and circumstances of the case, as well as considering the fact that the petitioner does not have clean antecedents, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

(Dr. Anshuman, J.) Aman Kumar/- U T