Dashrath Sah @ Dasarath Sah @ Dashrath Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69473 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-958 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Dashrath Sah @ Dasarath Sah @ Dashrath Kumar S/o Jagarnath Sah, Resident of Village- Gopalpur Taraura @ Taraura Gopalpur @ Taraura, P.SMushahari, Dist.- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anish Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nagendra Prasad, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 09-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered under Sections 30(a) & 32(3) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, there is recovery of 4211.280 litres illicit liquor packed in different cartons from a Truck bearing Registration No. HR-39D-3200. It is alleged that petitioner alongwith other co-accused are involved in the illegal transportation of said illicit liquor.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The allegation against the petitioner is that he was working as liner. Petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the seized

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69473 of 2025(2) dt.09-10-2025 2/2 vehicle. Nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. The name of petitioner has surfaced in this case on the basis of confessional statement of apprehended accused person. Except confessional statement, there is nothing material against the petitioner. Petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor. 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, Muzaffarpur in connection with Excise P.S. Case No.958 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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