Bhola Prasad Yadav @ Bhola Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66008 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-139 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Nawada ====================================================== Bhola Prasad Yadav @ Bhola Yadav S/O Kunjal Mahto Resident of VillageLohsinghna, P.S- Akbarpur, District- Nawada. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Sheo Kumar Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mrs. Sucheta Yadav, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 139 of 2025 registered under Sections 30(a) and 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.

3. As per the first information report, on a secret information to the effect that illicit liquor is to be transported, a police team tried to intercept two motorcycles, however, the motorcyclists fled away leaving behind the motorcycles and on search 250 liters of illicit liquor was recovered and the motorcycles and the liquor were seized.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has surfaced in the case only because the seized motorcycle belongs to him, whereas he is in no way connected with the seized articles. The petitioner has no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66008 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/2 criminal antecedents.

5. Without accepting the guilt, learned counsel for the petitioner proposes to deposit Rs.5,000/- in the welfare account of the Advocate Association of the Patna High Court.

6. Regard being had to the submission made by the parties, taking into consideration the fact that illicit liquor has not been recovered from the conscious possession and / or premises belonging to the petitioner as also the fact that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Court Excise-2, Nawada, in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 139 of 2025 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and on production of the receipt showing deposit of Rs.5,000/- as proposed on behalf of the petitioner. (Ajit Kumar, J) Pawan/- U T