Ayush Kumar Pandey @ Ayush Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66334 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-182 Year-2025 Thana- SIWAN MUFFASIL District- Siwan ====================================================== Ayush Kumar Pandey @ Ayush Pandey S/o Arvind Pandey, Resident of Village- Siswania, P.S. - Uchkagaon, Distict - Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bijay Prakash Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mritunjay Kumar Nirala, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Siwan Muffasil P.S. Case No. 182 of 2025, dated 13.03.2025, registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 3.750 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from a bag.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and the seized motorcycle in question does not belong to the petitioner. Petitioner has no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66334 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/2 concern either with the alleged recovery or with the seized vehicle in question. He lastly submits that petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that petitioner has clean antecedent, nothing has been recovered from his conscious possession and he is not the owner of seized motorcycle in question, let the petitioner, above-named, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial Court within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No. II, Siwan, in connection with Siwan Muffasil P.S. Case No. 182 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. / Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

(Ajit Kumar, J) Shahnawaz/- U T