Hriday Yadav @ Hriday Narayan Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61366 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-189 Year-2025 Thana- PIPRA District- Supaul ====================================================== Hriday Yadav @ Hriday Narayan Yadav S/O Late Sudambar Yadav Resident of Village- Bairiya (Retauli) Ward No. 02, P.S.- Pipra, District- Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bhim Kumar Yadav For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ahmad Ali ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 23-09-2025 Heard Mr. Bhim Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 189 of 2025 instituted under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022 lodged on 19.06.2025 by the informant, Vinay Kumar Singh.

3. As per the prosecution story, the Police raided the house of the petitioner and near the cattle food shed, there is recovery/seizure of 15.03 liters of Nepali liquor. This led to the FIR.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has absolutely no criminal antecedent and the recovery/seizure is from an place and not from his conscious possession.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61366 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 2/3

5. Learned APP opposes the prayer.

6. Taking into account the aforesaid facts as also that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the subordinate court within a period of four weeks from the receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 189 of 2025 to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise court No.01, Supaul subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. as also the other conditions. (i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official document to show his/her bona fide;

(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;

(iii) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned police station every fortnight for next six months to mark his attendance;

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61366 of 2025(2) dt.23-09-2025 3/3 (iii) the petitioner shall co-operate in the investigation and make himself available to the police as and when required; (iv) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;

(v) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) Ravi/- U T