Harendra Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25009 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-13 Year-2025 Thana- NAUTAN District- West Champaran ====================================================== Harendra Yadav, aged about 30 years, M, Son of Sipahi Yadav, Resident of Vill- Maduaha, P.S.- Nautan, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Nafisu Zzoha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-05-2025 Heard Mr. Nafisu Zzoha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Nautan P.S. Case No. 13/2025 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, 173.760 of litres of illicit liquor was recovered from two motorcycles bearing Chassis Nos.MBLHAW121MHB58568 and MBLHAW084KHJ16458.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case due to enmity. He further
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25009 of 2025(2) dt.05-05-2025 2/3 submitted that petitioner is neither the owner nor has any connection with the alleged recovered liquor. Similarly situated co-accused has also been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 03.04.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No.11712 of 2025.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Considering the nature of allegation made in the FIR and also the fact that petitioner has admitted that he is not the owner of the motorcycles in question, the learned District Court is directed to seek a report report from the concerned District Transport Officer with respect to vehicles in question, and if it is found on the basis of registration, engine and chassis number that it is not the stolen motorcycles then in that case, after verifying the criminal ante cent of the petitioner, as has been mentioned in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, the learned District Court is directed to release the the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25009 of 2025(2) dt.05-05-2025 3/3 Exclusive Special, Special Judge, Excise Bettiah, West Champaran / Concerned Court in connection with Nautan P.S. Case No. 13/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
7. The bail application stands disposed of.
(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T