Vijendra Yadav @ Vijendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73072 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-251 Year-2025 Thana- TILAUTHU District- Rohtas ====================================================== Vijendra Yadav @ Vijendra Kumar S/o Krishna Yadav @ Krishn Yadav Resident of village- Uttar Patti, P.S.- Tilauthu, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shashi Kant, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 16-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, on 07.09.2025, ASI Priyanka Kumari of Tilauthu Police Station was on patrol when she received secret information about illegal wine being loaded in a Maruti car near Budha Bhudhi Ghat, Sone River. She informed her superiors and went to verify. At the location, a Maruti Alto (BR1Y 4930) was spotted. Upon seeing the Police, two people fled, abandoning the car. The Police recovered 500 litres of country-made liquor from the vehicle. Locals identified one of the fleeing persons as Vijendra Yadav.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the seized liquor was recovered from a Maruti Alto car bearing Reg. No.BR1Y 4930 and merely on the basis of statement made by

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73072 of 2025(2) dt.16-10-2025 2/2 co-villager, the name of the petitioner has been roped in this case while the Maruti Alto car does not belong to the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail application.

6. Regard being had to the submissions made by the parties, taking into consideration the fact that illicit liquor has not been recovered from the conscious possession, has no concern with the seized vehicle and the petitioner has clean antecedent, accordingly, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. 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 learned Exclusive Special Judge Excise-II, Rohtas at Sasaram, in connection with Tilauthu P.S. Case No. 251 of 2025 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

(Ajit Kumar, J) sharun/- U T