Ashutosh Kumar Singh @ Aashutosh Singh @ Bachchan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69992 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-196 Year-2019 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Saharsa ====================================================== Ashutosh Kumar Singh @ Aashutosh Singh @ Bachchan Singh Son of Randhir Kumar Singh Resident of village - Teghra Balhi Ward No.- 03, P.S.- Balwahat, District - Saharsa.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Aditya Raj, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Sangeeta Sharma, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 14-10-2025 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 prosecution case, during the raid total 387.21 litre illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the under construction house of co-accused Lalit Singh and 135 litre illicit foreign liquor was recovered from his Maruti Suzuki vehicle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case only on the basis of confessional statement of father of the coaccused that the concerned room from where the recovery has been made was rented to the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner has no concern with the house and vehicle in question. Learned counsel submits that petitioner was not present on the spot and no incriminating article has been recovered from his

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69992 of 2025(2) dt.14-10-2025 2/2 conscious possession. He further submits that except the confessional statement of father of the co-accused, there is no material against the petitioner to implicate him in this case. Learned counsel submits that petitioner is not involved in the illegal business of illicit liquor and he has no concern with the alleged seized liquor. He further submits that petitioner has got clean antecedent and he 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, Saharsa in connection with Special Exicse P.S. Case No.196 of 2019, 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