Satyam Kumar Yadav @ Satyam Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55769 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-209 Year-2025 Thana- BARACHATTI District- Gaya ====================================================== Satyam Kumar Yadav @ Satyam Kumar S/o Late Jagdeo Yadav, R/o VillageAmsoth, P.S.- Mohanpur, District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prithivi Raj Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Lalan Kumar, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 02-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Barachatti P.S. Case No.209 of 2025 instituted under Section 30(a), 41 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 1755 liter country made English liquor from the Tata-407 Gold vehicle bearing Registration No. JH-24-H-3921. It is alleged that the petitioner had bought the said wine from one Suraj Singh.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55769 of 2025(2) dt.02-09-2025 2/2 his conscious possession and only on the basis of disclosure statement made by the co-accused Prince Kumar, he has been made accused in this case. Learned counsel submits that petitioner is neither the owner nor driver of the seized vehicle and he has no concern with the said vehicle or the seized liquor. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal 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-5, Gaya in connection with Barachatti P.S. Case No.209 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