Dharmendra Chaudhary @ Dharmendra Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66347 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-181 Year-2018 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Rohtas ====================================================== Dharmendra Chaudhary @ Dharmendra Singh S/o Late Keshu Chaudhary, R/o Village- Wajir Ganj, P.S.- Sasaram, District- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sadanand Roy, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Lakshmi Kant Sharma, 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 Excise Case No. 181 of 2018, registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 52.840 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from different places.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. He further submits that recovery has been made from an open place which is accessible to general public and therefore, the personal attribution made by the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66347 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/2 local police is false and fabricated. He lastly submits that petitioner carries on criminal antecedent of similar nature in which petitioner is on bail.

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 nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and recovery has been made from an open place which is accessible to one and all, 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, Court No. I, Rohtas at Sasaram, in connection with Excise Case No. 181 of 2018, 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