Patna High CourtCR. MISC./50819/2025bail rejected

Ajit Kumar @ Ajeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-08-11Mr. Justice Dr. Anshuman2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50819 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-66 Year-2025 Thana- YADOPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Ajit Kumar @ Ajeet Kumar S/o Madan Yadav R/o vill- Jadopur Shukul, PSJadopur, District- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Lokesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 11-08-2025 Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioner and Learned APP for the State.

2. The present criminal miscellaneous application has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as 'the BNSS, 2023') for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner who apprehends arrest in connection with Jadopur (Yadopur) P.S. Case No. 66 of 2025, lodged on 16.04.2025, under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. As per the prosecution, total recovery of 180 litres of country made liquor has been made which is the subject matter of the present case.

4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50819 of 2025(2) dt.11-08-2025 2/2 submits that antecedent of the petitioner is not clean. Counsel submits that petitioner has not been apprehended from the spot. He submits that recovery has not been made from the conscious possession of the petitioner; rather it has been made from the motorcycle. He submits that the said motorcycle does not belong the petitioner. He submits that petitioner is ready to fulfill all the conditions whatsoever shall be imposed upon him.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that antecedent of the petitioner is not clean.

6. Considering the criminal antecedent of the petitioner, the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner is hereby rejected. However, in the event of surrender of the petitioner within four weeks from today, the prayer for regular bail shall be considered without being prejudiced by the order of this Court.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Mkr./- U T