Virendra Kr. Singh @ Virendra Kumar @ Vipul Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72117 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-257 Year-2025 Thana- MUNGER MUFFASIL District- Munger ====================================================== Virendra Kr. Singh @ Virendra Kumar @ Vipul Singh S/O Niranjan Prasad Singh Resident of Village- Charaun Nauwagarhi, P.S- Muffasil, Distt.- Munger.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Suman Kumar Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Jharkhandi Upadhyay ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 16-10-2025

1. Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 257 of 2025 dated 21.07.2025 registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022.

3. As per the first information report, a total quantity of 20 liters of Mahua liquor has been seized from a 'Bathan' situated in a mango orchard and the Police arrested one Chako Chaudhary while the petitioner - Virendra Singh @ Vipul Singh managed to flee away.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72117 of 2025(2) dt.16-10-2025 2/3 innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The name of the petitioner surfaced in the confessional statement of the arrested co-accused / Chako Chaudhary. The illicit Mahua liquor has not been recovered from the conscious possession and / or premises belonging to the petitioner rather the same has been recovered from a 'Bathan' situated in a mango orchard, which is an open space easily accessible to all and sundry. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Regard being had to the submission made by the parties, taking into consideration the fact that illicit Mahua liquor has not been recovered from the conscious possession and / or premises belonging to the petitioner, name of petitioner has transpired in the confessional statement of the arrested co-accused and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, accordingly, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Exclusive Special Judge Excise -II, Munger in connection with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72117 of 2025(2) dt.16-10-2025 3/3 Muffasil P.S. Case No. 257 / 2025 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S. 2023. (Anil Kumar Sinha, J) praful/- U T