Suraj Kumar @ Sunil Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51516 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2025 Thana- BANSHI District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Suraj Kumar @ Sunil Kumar S/O Akhilesh Giri R/O Village- Tulsi Bigha, PSGoh, Distt-Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Ms. Mukul Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Dr. Ajeet Kumar, 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 Sections 30(a) and 30(c) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.
3. As per prosecution case, 60 litres of country made liquor was recovered from an open place.
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 apprehended coaccused person. The alleged illicit liquor has been recovered from an open place, which is accessible to one and all.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51516 of 2025(2) dt.04-08-2025 2/2 Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
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 and clean antecedents, 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 of Excise-II, Jehanabad in connection with Banshi P.S. Case No. 14 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