Aditya Abhinav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58835 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-178 Year-2024 Thana- PRATAPGANJ District- Supaul ====================================================== Aditya Abhinav S/o Vishvanath Ray, R/o Village- Narwara, Ward No.12, P.S.- Tariyani, Distt.- Sheohar. At present R/o Natwara Ward No.12, P.S.- Aurai, Dist.- Muzaffapur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 22-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Pratapganj P.S. Case No.178 of 2025 instituted under Sections 30(a), 41(1), 47 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 2037 litre Indian made foreign liquor from the Truck bearing Registration No. WB-73B-9707 and the driver and co-driver of the truck were apprehended on the spot who disclosed that the said illicit liquor belongs to the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case only on the basis of disclosure statement made by the coaccused. He further submits that the petitioner has no concern either with the seized truck or with the alleged seized liquor.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58835 of 2025(2) dt.22-09-2025 2/2 Learned counsel submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of petitioner. He further submits that the name of petitioner has been implicated in this case by the co-accused persons with ulterior motive. Learned counsel submits that petitioner has got clean 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 aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the concerned Court 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-II Supaul in connection with Pratapganj P.S. Case No.178 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