Vikash Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58133 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-249 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Vikash Sharma Son of Rakesh Sharma @ Rakesh Kumar Sharma R/o Village - Sabuan Vishrampur, P.S. - Karanda, District - Ghazipur(U.P.). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Tribhuwan Narayan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Renuka Ratnakar(App125) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 22-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Excise P.S. (Bhabhua) P.S. Case No. 249 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 30(a), 32(i) & (iii), 41(i) & (ii) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 212.4 litres of liquor was recovered from Car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The name of the petitioner transpired in this case as being owner of the seized vehicle. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner, therefore, contends

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58133 of 2025(2) dt.22-08-2025 2/2 that prima-facie no case is made out against the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Excise P.S. (Bhabhua) P.S. Case No. 249 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T