Binod Kumar @ Vinod Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22352 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-216 Year-2024 Thana- PHULWARIYA District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Binod Kumar @ Vinod Rai S/o Raghuvansh Ray Resident of VillageGyaspur Mahaji, P.S- Shalimpur, District-Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Usha Kumari Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Lakshmi Kant Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 04-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Phulwariya P.S. Case No. 216 of 2024, registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that, 302.4 liters liquor was recovered from Bolero car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence. Name of the petitioner has transpired

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22352 of 2025(2) dt.04-04-2025 2/2 as being owner of the vehicle in question and he has got no knowledge regarding the goods being carried in his vehicle. The petitioner has got one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that similarly situated co-accused has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 03.12.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 82410 of 2024. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Phulwariya P.S. Case No. 216 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 483(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T