Rahul Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35097 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-84 Year-2025 Thana- ARA NAWADA District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Rahul Kumar Son of Yogendra Saw resident of village- Ahirpurwa, PS- town, Dist- Bhojpur, Ara.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Anurag Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 03-06-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Ara Nawada P.S. Case no. 84 of 2025, registered under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, on a search being conducted, 14 litres of Mahua liquor was recovered from the motorcycle and two accused namely Bhallu Kumar and Happy Kumar were taken into custody.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case only for the reason that he happens to be the registered owner of the vehicle in question. Neither any incriminating article has been recovered from the petitioner's possession nor was he arrested at the spot. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35097 of 2025(2) dt.03-06-2025 2/2

5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the nature of allegation against the petitioner in the F.I.R, no incriminating article having been recovered from the petitioner's possession and especially the petitioner not having any antecedent under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, it is directed that the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Ara Nawada P.S. Case no.84 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Court-I, Bhojpur, Ara.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Shiv/- U T