Sonu Kumar Rajak @ Sonu Baitha v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41703 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-57 Year-2025 Thana- RAGHUNATHPUR District- Siwan ====================================================== Sonu Kumar Rajak @ Sonu Baitha S/O Surendra Baitha Resident of vill-Tari Bazar, PS- Raghunathpur, Dist- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mrs. Kumari Anupam, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Arun Kumar, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-07-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per prosecution case, 221.960 litres of illegal liquor was recovered from the field.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion. The alleged illicit liquor has been recovered from an open place, which is accessible to one and all. Petitioner has got one
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41703 of 2025(2) dt.02-07-2025 2/2 criminal antecedent of similar nature in which he is already on bail.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the nature of accusation and the fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner 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 Court of Exclusive Special Excise Court No.-II, Siwan in connection with Raghunathpur P.S. Case No. 57 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Neha/- U T