Jai Prakash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49015 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-137 Year-2024 Thana- Excise Arwal District- Jehanabad ====================================================== JAI PRAKASH KUMAR S/o- Dukhu Singh Village- Dangra Ahar Ps DistArwal ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Mukesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Renuka Ratanakar (App125) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-07-2025 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., 2 liters of country-made liquor was recovered from the car.
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 because he is owner of the seized car. As a matter of fact, without the knowledge and consent of this petitioner, his vehicle was being used for transpiration of illicit liquor. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49015 of 2025(2) dt.21-07-2025 2/2 petition.
6. Considering the quantity of recovery, 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 Special Judge Excise, 2nd Jehanabad, in connection with Arwal Excise P.S. Case No. 137/2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/ Section 482(2) of BNSS, 2023. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Saif/- U T