Vijeta Kumar Sagar @ Bijeta Kumar Sagar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40822 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-152 Year-2025 Thana- SASARAM MUFFSIL District- Rohtas ====================================================== Vijeta Kumar Sagar @ Bijeta Kumar Sagar S/o Vidyanand Sagar R/vPanduri, P.S.- Nasariganj, Distt- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Pramod Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-07-2025 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 Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per prosecution case, 166 litres foreign liquor was recovered from a car.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the vehicle in question and has been made an accused in this case merely on suspicion. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent of similar nature.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40822 of 2025(2) dt.03-07-2025 2/2
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 Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No. 2, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Sasaram (M) P.S. Case No. 152 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