Afroj Ansari @ Afraj Ansari v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28975 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-89 Year-2025 Thana- ADAPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Afroj Ansari @ Afraj Ansari S/o Hanif Ansari @ Hanif Miya R/o vill - Auraiya, P.s.- Adapur, Distt. - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Md. Rustam Hussain, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ajay Kumar No. 2, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 07-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Adapur PS Case No. 89 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.
The prosecution case, in short, is that total 66 litres of Nepali liquor out of which 12 litres liquor was recovered from the body of co-accused and 54 litres of liquor from the sacks.
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.28975 of 2025(2) dt.07-05-2025 2/2 that recovery is made from an open place, which is accessible to one and all. It is further submitted recovery is also made from the co-accused. The petitioner is in custody since 12.03.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S.
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 Adapur PS Case No. 89 of 2025.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T