Arvind Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51192 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-17 Year-2025 Thana- HASAN BAZAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Arvind Kumar S/o Kanhaiya Paswan R/O- Bahuara, PS- Sheosagar, DistrictRohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shashank Shekhar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 25-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Hasanbazar P.S. Case No. 17 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 72 litres of liquor was recovered from Auto.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The name of the petitioner transpired in this case as being owner of the vehicle in question. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner, therefore, contends that prima-facie no case is made

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51192 of 2025(2) dt.25-07-2025 2/2 out against the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Other co-accused have been granted bail by this Court vide orders dated 24.03.2025 and 03.04.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. Nos. 17512 of 2025 and 17118 of 2025 respectively.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Hasanbazar P.S. Case No. 17 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T