Bhola Kumar @ Bhola Sonkar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52329 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-101 Year-2025 Thana- Dehri Mufassil District- Rohtas ====================================================== Bhola Kumar @ Bhola Sonkar S/o Deepak Sonkar, R/o village - Ward No. 15, Barah Pathar, Dehri, P.S- Dehri, District - Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shashi Kant, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Sangeeta Sharma, 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 Dehri (M) P.S. Case No.101 of 2025 instituted under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 53.200 liter illicit country made liquor from the bus which was going from Sasaram to Dehri. The allegation against the petitioner is that he fled away from the bus during the police raid.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case on the basis of suspicion due to his 3 criminal antecedents. He further submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52329 of 2025(2) dt.18-08-2025 2/2 the alleged recovery was made from the public transport. Learned counsel submits that except the confessional statement of the co-accused Satyaranjan Bind, there is no material against the petitioner. He further submits that petitioner has no concern either with the bus in question or with the seized liqour or with the co-accused Satyaranjan Bind. Learned counsel submits that petitioner 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 Judge, Excise Court No.1, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Dehri (M) P.S. Case No.101 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