Bijendra Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37079 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-65 Year-2025 Thana- JAMHOR District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Bijendra Ram S/o Budha Ram Village- Inglis, PS- Barun, Distt.- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Khurshid Anwar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 25-06-2025 Heard Mr. Ashok Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Jamhore P.S. Case No. 65 of 2025 dated 13.03.2025 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act.

3. As per the prosecution case on 13.03.2025, the police on getting secret information intercepted the two persons on a motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR26W-2232 and recovered 20 liters of illicit liquor from the dickey of the said motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner's name has figured out during the investigation of the present case as he is said to be the owner of the seized motorcycle. Recovery of the seized liquor has not been made from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather it was recovered from the motorcycle which, at the relevant time, was being driven by his son, Ajay Kumar and one another coaccused, Baban Kumar who were arrested on the spot by the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37079 of 2025(2) dt.25-06-2025 2/2 police. Petitioner was not aware that his son was carrying liquor in the motorcycle. Learned counsel further states that the petitioner has got clean antecedent and is not concerned with the said recovery of illicit liquor.

5. Regard being had to the submissions made by the parties, taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner has got clean antecedent and the illicit liquor has been recovered from the motorcycle driven by the son of the petitioner, accordingly, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise Court-II, Aurangabad, in connection with Jamhore P.S. Case No. 65 of 2025 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) perwez U T