Aakash Chandrawanshi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33057 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-66 Year-2025 Thana- NAVINAGAR District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Aakash Chandrawanshi S/o Bhola Chandrawanshi @ Bhola Singh R/o Village- Mangal Bazar, P.S.- Nabinagar, District- Aurangabad, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shailesh Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dilip Kumar No. 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 19-05-2025 Heard the parties

2. The petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with Nabinagar Excise P.S. Case No. 66 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Excise Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 15 liters of country made liquor.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that the name of petitioner transpired on the basis of input given by unknown local persons as petitioner was

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33057 of 2025(2) dt.19-05-2025 2/3 indulge in selling of prohibited country made liquor. It is submitted that admittedly liquor was not recovered from the physical possession of this petitioner who is a man of clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail.

6. In view of aforesaid factual and legal submission and by taking note of fact as, recovery of illicit liquor prima-facie not appears to be made from the conscious physical possession of this petitioner who is a man of clean antecedent, accordingly petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks, is directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District & Addl. Sessions Judge cum Special Judge Excise court I Aurangabad/ concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Nabinagar Excise P.S. Case No. 66 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33057 of 2025(2) dt.19-05-2025 3/3 (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Sudha/- U T