Sikindar Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55530 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-118 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Sheohar ====================================================== Sikindar Rai S/o Shivbalak Rai R/o Village - Sonbarsa Ward No.16, P.STariyani, District- Sheohar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Hans Lal Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 01-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, 8.700 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from the house of co-accused Shiv Balak Rai who was apprehended on the spot.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case due to the reason that petitioner is son of co-accused Shiv Balak Rai. Further submission is that petitioner is residing separately from his father and he has no concern with the seized illicit liquor or the place of occurrence. Petitioner was not present on the spot. Nothing has been recovered from the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55530 of 2025(2) dt.01-09-2025 2/2 conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. He 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 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, Sheohar in connection with Excise Sheohar P.S. Case No. 118 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.
(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) utkarsh/- U T