Patna High CourtCR. MISC./38059/2025bail granted

Mantosh Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

2025-06-30Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38059 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-187 Year-2025 Thana- UDWANTNAGAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Mantosh Yadav S/O Rajkumar Yadav R/o Village- Masadh Tola, P.SUdwantnagar, Distt.- Bhojpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 75 litres illicit liquor was recovered from the seized motorcycle bearing registration No. BR03AK7249.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating material has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner is neither driver nor owner of the vehicle in question and he has been made accused only on suspicion. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Considering the nature of accusation and clean antecedent, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38059 of 2025(2) dt.30-06-2025 2/2 let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge-II, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Udwant Nagar P. S. Case No. 187 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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