Nilmani Bhardwaj v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67737 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-130 Year-2025 Thana- KAMTAUL District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Nilmani Bhardwaj S/O Manoj Thakur @ Manoj Kumar Resident of VillageRatanpur, Police Station- Kamtaul, District- Darbhanga. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nilendu Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Harendra Prasad, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 07-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 371.520 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from the van bearing Reg. No. BR07-PB3134. Co-accused Pravin Kumar apprehended on the spot who disclosed that the seized vehicle and liquor belong to the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case merely on the disclosure made by apprehended co-accused. Further submission is that petitioner was not present on the spot and he has no concern with the seized illicit liquor & the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67737 of 2025(2) dt.07-10-2025 2/2 vehicle. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Except the disclosure statement of the apprehended co-accused, there is nothing material against the petitioner. Petitioner has one criminal antecedent which does not belong to the Excise Act. Petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court concerned in connection with Kamtaul P.S. Case No. 130 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) utkarsh/- U T