Govind Singh @ Govind Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42032 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-155 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Rohtas ====================================================== 1.

GOVIND SINGH @ GOVIND KUMAR S/o- SUDAMA SINGH @ SUDAMA PASWAN R/o- Banrasiya W.no-8, Ps- Sasaram M, Dist- Rohtas 2.

Rakesh Paswan @ Rakesh Kumar S/o- Vimal Paswan @ Bimal Paswan R/oBanrasiya W.no-8, Ps- Sasaram M, Dist- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashutosh Tripathy, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-07-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their 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, 27.255 litres of illicit liquor was recovered behind the house of one Suraj Singh.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners are quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of these petitioners and they have falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion. The alleged illicit liquor has been recovered from an

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42032 of 2025(2) dt.07-07-2025 2/2 open place, which is accessible to one and all. Petitioners have got one criminal antecedent in which they are already on bail.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

6. Considering the nature of accusation and the fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of these petitioners, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioners 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. 1, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Sasaram Excise P.S. Case No. 155 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