Chunna @ Aman Sadik @ Aman Sadique @ Amaan Sadik v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63068 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2 Year-2023 Thana- JOKIHAT District- Araria ====================================================== Chunna @ Aman Sadik @ Aman Sadique @ Amaan Sadik S/o- Manzar @ Manzar Alam @ Manza Alam R/v- Bhansiya, ward no. 03, PO PT- Dumaria, Parshadpur PS- Mahalgaon Dist- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kumar Ravish, Advocate Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate Mr. Rohit Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Jokihat P.S. Case no. 2 of 2023, registered under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, 10 bottles of codeine cough syrup totalling 1 litre was recovered from the motorcycle in question. It is further stated that the petitioner was travelling in a car. Though no recovery is said to have taken place from the car, however the accused of both the vehicles were associated with each other.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from the contents of the FIR itself it would transpire that the petitioner is said to be travelling in the car from which no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63068 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/2 incriminating article has been recovered. The petitioner has no antecedent under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. He undertakes to cooperate in the investigation/trial.

5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the nature of allegation against the petitioner in the F.I.R, no incriminating article having been recovered from the vehicle in which the petitioner was travelling and also the petitioner not having any antecedent under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, it is directed that the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Jokihat P.S. Case no. 2 of 2023 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District & Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Exclusive Special Excise Judge-II, Araria.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Shiv/- U T