Imteyaz Khan @ Md. Imteyaz Khan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58754 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-424 Year-2022 Thana- KATEYA District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Imteyaz Khan @ Md. Imteyaz Khan S/O Taha Khan R/O Village- Mahaicha, P.S- Mochaka Gaon, Distt.- Gopalganj.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Adesh Raj Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, A.P.P.

====================================================== 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 arrest in a case registered under Sections 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 45 litres of illicit liquor from the sack tied with the motorcycle of the petitioner bearing Reg. No. BR28-L-1013.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Further submission is that petitioner had already sold the vehicle in question to one Tarik Aziz on 22.07.2015 and in this regard, he has filed the copy of the sale deed with the petition (AnnexureP/2). It is submitted that petitioner was not present on the spot and he has no concern with the seized illicit liquor. Nothing has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58754 of 2025(2) dt.22-09-2025 2/2 been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. 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 facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below 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 Court concerned in connection with Kateya P.S. Case No. 424 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) utkarsh/- U T