Sunil Chaudhary @ Sunil Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20939 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1434 Year-2018 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna ====================================================== Sunil Chaudhary @ Sunil Kumar Son of Late Purnwari Chaudhari @ Purnmanshi Chaudhari Resident of Village - Sadisopur, P.S.- Bihta, District - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajay Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shyam Bihari Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and apprehended his arrest in connection with Bihta P.S. Case No. 1434 of 2018 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is to be engage in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 15 litres of IMFL/country made liquor.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner was not apprehended on spot rather his name transpired in the present case on the basis of suspicion as raised by unknown co-villagers, saying that recovery of illicit liquor belongs to this petitioner, who is a

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20939 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/2 man of clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP appearing on behalf of the State, opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. In view of aforesaid facts and circumstances and by taking note of the fact as recovery of illicit liquor primafacie appears doubtful from the conscious physical possession of this petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent, accordingly the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Trial Court within a period of four weeks, is directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Excise Judge, Danapur/concerned Trial Court where the case is pending in connection with Bihta P.S. Case No. 1434 of 2018 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) S.Tripathi/- U T