Ambika Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70173 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1198 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ambika Ram, S/O Late Bhagat Ram, Resident of Village- Tikuliya, Ward no. 2, P.S- Muffasil, Dist- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pravin Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Bhanu Pratap Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 07-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that from an auto, altogether 60 liters of country made liquor was recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from his possession. He is the driver of the auto and the liquor does not belong to him rather the liquor was of a passenger who fled away at the time of search. It has also been submitted that from perusal of the seizure list it will transpire that the witnesses

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70173 of 2025(2) dt.07-10-2025 2/2 are police personnel. He is having no criminal antecedent and he is in judicial custody since 25.07.2025.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular 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 released on bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 1198 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.2, East Champaran, Motihari.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T