Vishwajit Singh @ Vishu @ Vishwajit Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33197 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-218 Year-2020 Thana- DARAUNDA District- Siwan ====================================================== Vishwajit Singh @ Vishu @ Vishwajit Kumar Singh S/o Uday Singh @ Udaybhan Singh R/o Vill- Rukundipur (Talkhiro), P.S.- Daraunda, DisttSiwan. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Shyameshwar Dayal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 21-05-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The accused/petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Daraunda Rail P.S. Case No. 218 of 2020, registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 164.160 litres of IMFL/country made liquor from the place of occurrence.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that alleged illicit liquor was recovered from the toilet of Panchayat Bhawan with which petitioner is not connected in any manner. It is submitted that out of local political rivalry, petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33197 of 2025(2) dt.21-05-2025 2/2 was implicated with present case, which is apparent from the fact that Mukhiya of the village is the witness of the seizure list. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances 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, above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial Court, within a period of four weeks of the order, 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 Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No. 01, Siwan/concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Daraunda Rail P.S. Case No. 218 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) veena/- U T