Anant Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58309 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-111 Year-2013 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Nawada ====================================================== Anant Yadav S/o Jagdish Yadav, Resident of Village- Sonpura, Ps- Meskaur, District- Nawada.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sheo Kumar Prasad, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur, 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 G.O. Case No.111 of 2013 instituted under Section 47(A) (F) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 180 litre illicit liquor and 1400 litre fermented liquor near Sonpur Village and the accused person fled away from the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case only on the basis of secret information. He further submits that the petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence and no incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious possession. Learned counsel submits that petitioner has no concern with the alleged seized liquor. He further submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58309 of 2025(2) dt.22-09-2025 2/2 petitioner had no knowledge about the present case and after receiving the notice recently he came to know about the same, thereafter he has filed the present bail application. Learned counsel submits that petitioner has one criminal antecedent which is not under Excise Act and he is on bail in the said case. Petitioner 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 Excise-2, Nawada in connection with G.O. Case No.111 of 2013, 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