Julfkar Ahmed @ Julfikar Ahmad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54542 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-657 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Julfkar Ahmed @ Julfikar Ahmad S/o Sadli Ali Ahmad R/o Village- Bela Varis, P.S.- Bandaya, District- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Satyendra Prasad Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered under Sections 30(a) and 32(3) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 2 litres of illicit beer from the Scooty of which, petitioner is registered owner. Two persons apprehended on the spot namely, Nazir Ansari and Akbar Hasmi.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case being the owner of the seized vehicle. Further submission is that on the alleged date of occurrence, the vehicle in question was taken by the co-accused Nazir Ansari to bring medicine but

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54542 of 2025(2) dt.19-08-2025 2/2 without knowledge and consent of the petitioner, his vehicle was being used for transportation of illicit beer. It is submitted that petitioner has no concern with the seized illicit liquor and nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent and 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 Special Judge Excise-II, Aurangabad in connection with Aurangabad Excise P.S. Case No. 657 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