Premjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54579 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-154 Year-2025 Thana- MAGADH MEDICAL COLLEGE District- Gaya ====================================================== Premjeet Kumar, S/O Bilash Yadav @ Vilash Yadav, R/O Village- Bela, P.SHunterganj, District- Chatra (Jharkhand). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arvind Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== 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 connection with Magadh Medical P.S. Case No. 154 of 2025 for the offence registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition & Excise Amendment Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 5.25 litres foreign liquor was recovered from a Swift Dezire Car which belongs to the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Petitioner was neither present on the spot nor any incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54579 of 2025(2) dt.19-08-2025 2/2 possession of the petitioner. Petitioner is the owner of the seized car which was being taken by co-accused Sanjeet Kumar in good faith and the petitioner had no knowledge with respect to misuse of the vehicle by co-accused. Petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. 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 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 - 4, Gaya, in connection with Magadh Medical P.S. Case No. 154 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T