Sunil Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52062 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-42 Year-2025 Thana- Bhelahi District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sunil Ram S/o- Shankar Ram Resident of Village - Anandiganj, Ambedkar Basti, Anandiganj Bazar P.S.- Bhelahi, District- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umesh Lal Verma, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 18-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Bhelahi P.S. Case No.42 of 2025 instituted under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 27 liter country made liquor from the straw besides the house of co-accused Sri Lal Mahto and it is alleged that the petitioner alongwith other co-accused persons fled away from the spot after seeing the police team.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor and he has been implicated in this case only on the basis of suspicion. Learned counsel submits

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52062 of 2025(2) dt.18-08-2025 2/2 that the recovery is made from the open place besides the house of the co-accused and petitioner has no concern with the said place. He further submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel submits that petitioner has one criminal antecedent, in which he is on bail and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.1, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Bhelahi P.S. Case No.42 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T