Ankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46668 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-72 Year-2021 Thana- KHARIK District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Ankaj Kumar S/o Upendr Verma Resident of Village- Hardas Chak (Hardschak), P.S.- Muffasil. Distt- Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Dr. Manoj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Parmanand Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per F.I.R., 31.555 liters of Indian made foreign liquor was recovered from the seized vehicle and the driver of the vehicle was apprehended on the spot.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of petitioner and has been implicated in this case only on the basis of disclosure made by the co-accused. Petitioner is neither driver nor owner of the vehicle in question. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46668 of 2025(2) dt.17-07-2025 2/2
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts & circumstances, let the above named petitioner, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-IX, Bhagalpur, in connection with Kharik P.S. Case No. 72 of 2021, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Saif/- U T