Manoj Sardar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21005 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-573 Year-2024 Thana- TRIVENIGANJ District- Supaul ====================================================== Manoj Sardar Son of Prithwilal Sardar Resident of Village - Lalpur Saropatty, P.S. - Singheshwar, District - Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ranjay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Gulnar Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 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 'the BNSS, 2023') for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner who apprehends arrest in connection with Triveniganj P.S. Case No. 573 of 2024, lodged on 26.12.2024, under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.
3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against two named accused persons including the present petitioner. Total recovery of 46.900 litres of foreign liquor has been made
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21005 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/3 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 also submits that the recovery of alleged foreign liquor has been made from the house of co-accused and not from the petitioner. Counsel further submits that the name of the petitioner has come in this case only by virtue of the statement of the seizure list witnesses and no recovery has been made from the petitioner's possession. Counsel submits that the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is clean. Counsel further submits that petitioner is ready to fulfill all the conditions whatsoever shall be imposed upon him.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the antecedent of the petitioner is clean.
6. As such, in the present facts and circumstances of this case, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 4 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) as mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of the BNSS, 2023 to the satisfaction of Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court-I, Supaul,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21005 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 3/3 in connection with Triveniganj P.S. Case No. 573 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down U/s 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023.
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