Vikram Kumar @ Bikram Kumar Bharti v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53758 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-115 Year-2025 Thana- BISFI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Vikram Kumar @ Bikram Kumar Bharti Son of Birendra Kumar Yadav @ Virendra yadav Village-Bharan tol P.S-Bisfi District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Kumari Pallavi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-08-2025 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 Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 1647.36 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from seized vehicles.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the seized vehicles and has been made an accused in this case merely on suspicion. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53758 of 2025(2) dt.07-08-2025 2/2 vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that huge quantity of liquor was recovered from the seized vehicles. Petitioner has got three criminal antecedents of similar nature.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, recovery of huge quantity of illicit liquor from the seized vehicles and fact that petitioner has got three criminal antecedents of similar nature, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.

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