Anil Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69482 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-42 Year-2025 Thana- BATHWARIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Anil Yadav S/O Guftar Yadav Village- Birti Bathwariya, Police stationBathwaria, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Brij Kishor Mishra, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Indu Kumari Srivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 25-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Bathwaria P.S. Case No. 42 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that from the house of this petitioner, altogether 776.8 liters of country-made foreign liquor was recovered.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submits that the liquor has been recovered from the cow shed, which is an open place and is accessible to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69482 of 2025(2) dt.25-09-2025 2/2 everyone. It has also been submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. He further submits that the seizure list witnesses are police personnel. He also submits that a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 26.06.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Excise, Bagaha in connection with Bathwaria P.S. Case No. 42 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T