Satyendra Lal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66068 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-221 Year-2025 Thana- AMAS District- Gaya ====================================================== Satyendra Lal Son of Ramatar Lal Resident of Village - Taradih, P.S.- Amas, District - Gaya.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Sudhir Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Narsingh Tanti, 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 Amas P.S. Case No. 221 of 2025 registered under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2016.

3. As per the first information report, on a secret information to the effect that one person is carrying illegal liquor in a Toto (e-rickshaw), a police team started checking three-wheelers, in the meantime, driver of one Toto, on seeing the police party, tried to flee away, who was apprehended and on search 100 liters of country made liquor was recovered from Toto and the vehicle and the liquor were seized.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged and his

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66068 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/3 name has surfaced in the case only on the basis of the fact that he is the owner of the said Toto, which is the source of his livelihood, and he has given the said Toto to the driver for plying the same. The seized article does not belong to the petitioner.

5. Without accepting the guilt, learned counsel for the petitioner proposes to deposit Rs.10,000/- in the welfare account of the Advocate Association of the Patna High Court.

6. Considering the fact that illicit liquor has not been recovered from the conscious possession of 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 Additional District and Sessions Judge-Exclusive Special Judge, Excise-5, Gaya, in connection with Amas P.S. Case No. 221 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.10,000/- as proposed on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66068 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 3/3 behalf of the petitioner.

(Ajit Kumar, J) Pawan/- U T