Rameshwar Choudhari @ Rameshwar Choudhary @ Rameshwar Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58479 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-226 Year-2021 Thana- NAANPUR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Rameshwar Choudhari @ Rameshwar Choudhary @ Rameshwar Prasad Son of Late Genalal Choudhari @ Genalal Choudhary, Resident of Village - Rusulpur Sohawan, P.S.- Bhagwanpur, District - Vaishali at Hajipur (Owner of Pick-Up Van Bearing Registration No.- BR-31D-3957) ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Sudha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, 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 Nanpur P.S. Case No. 226 of 2021, instituted under Sections 30(a), 38, 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. On getting secret information regarding transportation of illicit liquor on a Pick-up Van, police party reached at the marked place and apprehended three accused persons. On search of the Pick-up Van, 1023.81 litre illicit liquor was recovered. It is alleged that the seized liquor belongs to the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case being registered owner of the said Pick-up Van. He was not present on the spot. No incriminating material has been recovered from his

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58479 of 2025(2) dt.22-09-2025 2/2 possession. He is an old man of 85 year having bed ridden. He had already sold the said vehicle to the Kabari on 20.05.2019 and in this regard he has filed copy of agreement for sale. He has no concern with the seized liquor. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. He undertakes to co-operate in the investigation and trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

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, above-named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No.-2, Sitamarhi in connection with Nanpur P.S. Case No. 226 of 2021, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482 (2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.S.), 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J.) rakhi U T