Md. Arif @ Arif v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27913 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-102 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Buxar ====================================================== MD. ARIF @ ARIF S/O KHURSHID ALAM R/o vill - Sathiyan Chauk, P.S.- Mubarkpur, Distt.- Azamgarh (U.P) ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ravi Shankar Pathak, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 01-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Buxar Excise PS Case No. 102 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and Sections 3(5) & 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3.
The prosecution case, in short, is that 126.540 liters foreign liquor was recovered from 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. It is submitted
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27913 of 2025(2) dt.01-05-2025 2/2 that petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the car in question. The petitioner is in custody since 08-03-2025 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023.
5.
Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent of the petitioner and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7.
Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Buxar Excise PS Case No. 102 of 2025.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T