Vishal Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44471 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-192 Year-2024 Thana- DUMRAO District- Buxar ====================================================== Vishal Singh S/O Late Nagendra Singh R/O Village- Majhariya, P.S- Buxar (Industrial), Distt.- Buxar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Amit Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the State :

Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-07-2025 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, 22.860 litres illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the seized motorcycle.

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 the basis of confessional statement of coaccused person. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44471 of 2025(2) dt.14-07-2025 2/2

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that huge quantity of liquor was recovered from the seized vehicles. Petitioner has got two criminal antecedents of similar nature.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, recovery of huge quantity of illicit liquor from the seized vehicles and fact that petitioner has got two criminal antecedents of similar nature, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T