Anil Murmu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55937 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-268 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Jamui ====================================================== Anil Murmu, S/o Late Nanaka Murmu, R/o Village - Parsatand, P.S. - Chandramandi, Districy - Jamui.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mrs. Rita Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 20-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with JAM P.S. Case No. 268 of 2025 for the offence registered under Sections 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 66.750 litres foreign liquor was recovered from E-rickshaw of the petitioner and it is alleged that the petitioner after seeing the police tried to fled away from the place of occurrence.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case on the basis of suspicion. Petitioner is the driver of the seized E-rickshaw and he has no knowledge about any illicit liquor kept on the E-rickshaw. Petitioner has no concern with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55937 of 2025(2) dt.20-08-2025 2/2 the seized liquor. There is no any independent witness on the seizure list. Petitioner has one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. He further submits that there is no independent witness to the seizure list. Charge-sheet has already been submitted and there is no chance of absconding the petitioner and tampering with the evidence. Petitioner is in custody since 22.05.2025. He undertakes to co-operate in the trial.

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for grant of regular bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions on behalf of the parties and the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned court below in JAM P.S. Case No. 268 of 2025. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T