Ankar Chaudhary @ Ankar Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57619 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-321 Year-2025 Thana- WAJIRGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== Ankar Chaudhary @ Ankar Kumar S/o Rampravesh Chaudhary, R/o villageManaini, P.S- Wazirganj, District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vinod Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 15-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Wazirganj P.S. Case No.321 of 2025 instituted under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 200 litre mahua liquor from the motorcycle and the petitioner fled away from the spot after seeing the police.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner was not present on the spot and no incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious possession and only on the basis suspicion he has been made accused in this case. Learned counsel submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57619 of 2025(2) dt.15-09-2025 2/2 petitioner is not the owner of the seized motorcycle and he has no concern with the said motorcycle or the seized liquor. He further submits that petitioner has one criminal antecedent, which does not belongs to 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 Judge, Excise-5 Gaya in connection with Wazirganj P.S. Case No.321 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