Shri Gopal Kumar @ Gopal Prasad Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39262 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-162 Year-2025 Thana- BIBHUTIPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Shri Gopal Kumar @ Gopal Prasad Mahto S/o Pramod Mahto Resident of Village- Ward No. 5, Mahmadpur Sakra, P.S.- Bibhutipur, DistrictSamastipur. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Ms. Rina Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 274 and 275 of the BNS and under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 143.910 litres of illicit foreign liquor has been recovered from a vehicle near a farm in the village Baraiyagachhi Mustafapur.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and petitioner has no concern with the alleged

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39262 of 2025(2) dt.01-07-2025 2/2 recovery.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the bail petition.

6. Considering the fact that petitioner carries two criminal antecedents of similar nature as mentioned in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition, the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shahnawaz/- U T