Rakesh Gond @ Pappu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29150 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-450 Year-2022 Thana- JAGDISHPUR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Rakesh Gond @ Pappu son of Jai Prakash Gond, Resident of VillageJagdishpur, Ward No 01, Mahdeva, Ps- Jagdishpur, Dist- Bhojpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Tejpratap Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 06-05-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Jagdishpur P.S. Case No.450 of 2022 instituted under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 34.380 liters illicit foreign liquor from a scooty. It is alleged that apprehended co-accused, namely, Ashish Kumar disclosed that petitioner fled away from the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case only on the basis of disclosure statement made by the coaccused Ashish Kumar. He further submits that the petitioner has no concern with the alleged seized liquor. Learned counsel submits that except the disclosure statement of the co-accused,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29150 of 2026(2) dt.06-05-2026 2/2 there is no material against the petitioner and no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of petitioner. He further submits that petitioner has got clean antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial of the case.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the nature of allegation leveled against the petitioner as well as his clean antecedent, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.1, Bhojpur at Ara/ concerned Court in connection with Jagdishpur P.S. Case No.450 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T