Patna High CourtCR. MISC./52136/2025bail granted

Sumit Kumar Singh @ Sumit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-08-04Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52136 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-49 Year-2025 Thana- BAHERI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Sumit Kumar Singh @ Sumit Kumar S/O Ranjan Singh R/O Village - Korigama, Kargawan, P.S - Baheri, District - Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nawal Kishor Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Nazir Ansari, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-08-2025 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 (Amendment) Act.

3. As per prosecution case, altogether 153.5 litres foreign liquor was recovered from a motorcycle and cattle shed of Mukund Singh.

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. The name of the petitioner has been disclosed by the local chawkidaar. Petitioner carries one criminal antecedent in which

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52136 of 2025(2) dt.04-08-2025 2/2 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, 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 Special Judge-I, (Excise Act), Darbhanga in connection with Baheri P.S. Case No. 49 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

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