Sunil Kumar Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43651 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-185 Year-2022 Thana- HARLAKHI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Sunil Kumar Thakur Son of Uday Shankar Thakur Resident of village - Umgaon, Police Station - Harlakhi, District - Madhubani. ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anish Chandra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 23-07-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Harlakhi P.S. Case no.185 of 2022, registered under sections 272 and 273 of the Indian Penal Code and section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, 1.75 litres of liqour was recovered from the vehicle in question and co-accused Manish Kumar was taken into custody.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating article was recovered from the petitioner's possession. He has been falsely implicated in the case only for the reason that he happens to be the registered owner of the vehicle in question which was being driven by his younger

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43651 of 2025(2) dt.23-07-2025 2/2 brother. The cause of false implication of the petitioner is his antecedents. The petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the investigation/trial.

5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations in the F.I.R, no incriminating article having been recovered from the petitioner's possession and the petitioner having been implicated in the case only for the reason of his being the registered owner of the vehicle in question, it is directed that the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Harlakhi P.S. Case no.185 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court, Madhubani.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Shiv/- U T