Patna High CourtCR. MISC./24660/2025bail rejected

Manoj Hasda v. The State Of Bihar

2025-07-09Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24660 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-125 Year-2024 Thana- SONO District- Jamui ====================================================== Manoj Hasda S/O Kishun Hasda R/o Vill.- Teliya Chhorath, P.S - Sono, District - Jamui ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Pramod Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Parmanand Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-07-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 105 litres illicit liquor was recovered from a motorcycle.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the vehicle in question and has been made an accused in this case merely on the basis of disclosure made by local chawkidar. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24660 of 2025(2) dt.09-07-2025 2/2

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that huge quantity of liquor was recovered from the seized vehicle. Petitioner has got two criminal antecedents of similar nature.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, recovery of huge quantity of illicit liquor from the seized vehicle and fact that petitioner has got two criminal antecedents of similar nature, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T