Sudhir Yadav @ Sudheer Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23338 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-321 Year-2017 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Sudhir Yadav @ Sudheer Kumar S/o Deo Narayan Yadav @ Jogindra Yadav R/O Village- Dathua, P.S- Ghanshyampur, District - Darbhanga. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Nawal Kishor Prasad, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Asha Devi, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-04-2025 Heard Mr. Nawal Kishor Prasad, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mrs. Asha Devi, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with G.O. No. 321 of 2017 registered for the offence punishable under Section 47(a) of the Bihar Excise Act.

3. Huge quantity of liquor was recovered from the premises of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. At the relevant point of time, he was not present. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or trade of liquor in any manner. Petitioner has clean antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23338 of 2025(2) dt.30-04-2025 2/2

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the nature of allegation made against the petitioner and the fact that the petitioner was not present at the time of alleged seizure, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge-I, Excise Act, Darbhanga in connection with G.O. No. 321 of 2017, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. The District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

8. The bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J) mantreshwar/- U T