Manish Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61010 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-189 Year-2025 Thana- UCHKAGAON District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Manish Sharma S/o Dharmendra Sharma Resident of vill- Balahata, P.SUchkagaon, Distt.- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vyas Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 23-09-2025 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) and 37 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 109 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered from the house of coaccused Chhotan Kumar and Sugalal Sah who tried to flee away but co-accused Chhotan Kumar apprehended on the spot and disclosed that he purchased the said illicit liquor from the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case only on the disclosure made by apprehended co-accused.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61010 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 2/2 Further submission is that petitioner was not present on the spot and he has no concern with the seized illicit liquor. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Except the disclosure statement of apprehended co-accused, there is nothing material against the petitioner. Petitioner is a young boy of 19 years having clean 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 Uchkagaon P.S. Case No. 189 of 2025, 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