Sushant Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62392 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-799 Year-2025 Thana- NAGAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Sushant Kumar Singh S/O Bhagwan Singh R/O - PAC Colony, 61/10 Labour Colony, Naini, P.S - Naini, District - Allahabad (U.P.) Permanent Address Vill.- Fatehpur, Chauthari, P.S.- Mahua, Dist.- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Binod Murari Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025

1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out of Hajipur Town Police Station Case No. 799 of 2025, dated 29.06.2025, disclosing offences under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution story, as per the First Information Report, is that on 29.06.2025, while vehicle checking duty, the police intercepted a car, bearing Registration No. UP70GR-1004, coming from Sonpur, in which two persons were sitting, who attempted to flee but were apprehended and disclosed their names as Adarsh Shrivastava and Prabhakar Singh. Upon search of the said vehicle, 1.875 litres of country-made liquor was recovered from under

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62392 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/3 the seat.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case only because he happens to be the registered owner of the said car. He next submits that the car, from where illicit liquor has been recovered, was taken away by his brother, along with his driver, namely, Prabhakar Singh and Adarsh Shrivastava, who have been arrested. The petitioner was not aware about the fact that illicit liquor was kept therein. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.

5. Having regard to the submissions made on behalf of the parties and taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner has been made accused only because he happens to be the registered owner of the motorcycle, which was taken away by his brother for personal work, I am inclined to grant the petitioner privilege of anticipatory bail.

6. This application is, accordingly, allowed.

7. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62392 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 3/3 (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court-1 -cum- Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur, in connection with Hajipur Town Police Station Case No. 799 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) ashwani/- U T