Naresh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66357 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-199 Year-2025 Thana- LADANIA District- Madhubani ====================================================== Naresh Kumar S/o Durga Prasad Sahu, R/o Village- Gunakarpur, P.S.- Lakhnaur, District- Madhubani.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Nitu Kumari, Advocate Mr. Jitendra Kumar Bharti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, 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 G.R. No. 800 of 2025, arising out of Ladaniya P.S. Case No. 199 of 2025, dated 14.06.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 274 and 275 of the B.N.S. and under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 109.125 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from different vehicles.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that petitioner has been roped in the present case only for the reason that the Scooty in question bearing registration no. BR-32AT-1937 belongs to this petitioner. In fact, the said Scooty was taken by one Fuldev Yadav, who is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66357 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/2 petitioner's friend and whose mother was seriously ill. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. 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 and nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner, 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 Act, Madhubani, in connection with Ladaniya P.S. Case No. 199 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