Indranand Bahardar @ Karu Bahardar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45345 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-38 Year-2025 Thana- KURSAKANTA District- Araria ====================================================== Indranand Bahardar @ Karu Bahardar son of Dular Chandra Bahardar Resident of Village- Muratipur Tola, Barmatti, Ward No. 01, P.S.- Kuwari (Kursakanta) District-Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Nadimul Hasan, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-07-2025 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, 7.5 litres illicit Nepali liquor was recovered from the seized motorcycle.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the vehicles in question. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and has been made an accused in this case merely on the basis of confessional statement of co-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45345 of 2025(2) dt.16-07-2025 2/2 accused person. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

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, the fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and clean antecedents, 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 District and Addl. Sessions Judge-cum-Exclusive Special Excise Judge-II, Araria in connection with Kursakanta P.S. Case No. 38 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T