Bhaskar Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48734 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-556 Year-2023 Thana- KANTI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Bhaskar Sharma S/O Satish Sharma @ Satish Kumar Sharma R/O MohallaSanjay Colony, P.S- Brahampura, Distt.- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Ms. Bela Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ram Anurag Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-07-2025 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 Sections 30(a), 32(i) (ii) and 41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and Sections 25(1-b)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 71.250 litres illicit foreign liquor and one country made revolver was recovered from a house situated behind Narayani Petrol Pump.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48734 of 2025(2) dt.21-07-2025 2/2 Petitioner is not owner of the house in question. Petitioner has got one criminal antecedent of similar nature in which he is already on bail.

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 and the fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner, 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 Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No. II, Muzaffarpur in connection with Kanti P.S. Case No. 556 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

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