Satrudhan Kumar Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51403 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-91 Year-2025 Thana- Manuapul District- West Champaran ====================================================== Satrudhan Kumar Chaudhary Son of Ramji Chaudhary Resident of VillagePatarakha, P.S.- Manuapool, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Niraj Kumar Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mohammed Arif, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 31-07-2025 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 Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 19 litres country made liquor was recovered from a street near the house of the petitioner.

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. The name of the petitioner has been disclosed by the local chaukidar. The alleged illicit liquor has been recovered from an

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51403 of 2025(2) dt.31-07-2025 2/2 open place, which is accessible to one and all. Petitioner has 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, 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 Exclusive Special Judge, Excise-II, Bettiah, West Champaran, in connection with Manuapool P.S. Case No. 91 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shikha/- U T