Pappu Singh @ Arun Prabhat Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20137 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-406 Year-2024 Thana- MAIRWAN District- Siwan ====================================================== Pappu Singh @ Arun Prabhat Singh Son of Kriti Narayan Singh R/o Village - Upadhyay Chhapar, P.S.- Mairwa, District - Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shailendra Kumar Dwivedi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 02-06-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Mairwa P.S. Case no. 406 of 2024, registered under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
3. As per the prosecution case, on a search being conducted, 207 litres of country liquor was recovered from the two motorcycles in question and one Vishal Kumar was arrested. The other accused managed to escape. It is further stated that on enquiry the said accused Vishal Kumar disclosed the names of three accused persons who had managed to escape and further stated that he was going to deliver the seized liquor
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20137 of 2025(2) dt.02-06-2025 2/3 to the petitioner and one another.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from perusal of the FIR itself it would transpire that neither the petitioner was arrested at the spot nor any incriminating article has been recovered from his possession. The only material against him is the statement of co-accused made before police to the effect that the liquor was going to be delivered to this petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the seized motorcycles nor with the seized liquor. He has no criminal antecedent.
5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner in the F.I.R, no incriminating article having been recovered from the petitioner's possession and especially the petitioner not having any antecedent under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, it is directed that the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Mairwa P.S. Case no. 406 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20137 of 2025(2) dt.02-06-2025 3/3 two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court no.1, Siwan. (Partha Sarthy, J) Shiv/- U T