Ankush Kumar @ Sahil Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62974 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-453 Year-2025 Thana- GORAUL District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ankush Kumar @ Sahil Kumar, S/o Late Subodh Kumar Jha, R/o VillageGoraul, P.S.- Goraul, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Anuj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Braj Kishore Pd., APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 22-09-2025 Heard Mr. Anuj Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Braj Kishore Pd., learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Goraul P.S. Case No. 453 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a), 41(1) and 41(2) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act.
3. The case of the prosecution is that from a room, altogether 719.820 liters of country made foreign liquor was recovered.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He has no concern with the alleged liquor. Nothing has been recovered from his possession. It has also been submitted that during search
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62974 of 2025(2) dt.22-09-2025 2/2 Section 100 of the Cr.P.C. was not followed by the police. He is having no criminal antecedent and he is in judicial custody since 03.08.2025.
5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 1-cum- Additional District & Sessions Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Goraul P.S. Case No. 453 of 2025.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T