Laxman Kumar @ Laxman Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67975 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-632 Year-2025 Thana- GAYA MUFASIL District- Gaya ====================================================== Laxman Kumar @ Laxman Chaudhary S/o Biren Chaudhary R/o villageBhadeja, P.S- Muffasil, District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vinod Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kanhiya Kishor, APP.

====================================================== 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 apprehend arrest in a case registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, there is recovery of 50 litre illicit country made liquor from the house of the petitioner. It is alleged that the petitioner fled away from the spot on seeing the police team.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the recovery of illicit liquor has was made from the abandoned room of petitioner where nobody is residing. Learned counsel submits that petitioner was not present on the date of occurrence in the village and he is not involved in the business of illicit liquor. He further submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67975 of 2025(2) dt.07-10-2025 2/2 no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of petitioner but due to his one criminal antecedent, his name has been implicated in this case on the basis of suspicion. Learned counsel submits that petitioner has no concern with the alleged seized liquor. He further submits that 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 aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the concerned Court 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 learned Court concerned in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No.632 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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