Vikram Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72031 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-51 Year-2025 Thana- SAHEBPUR KAMAL District- Begusarai ====================================================== Vikram Kumar Son of Sushil Das Resident of Village - Jokia, P.S.- Bhagwanpur, District - Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Braj Bhusan Poddar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Tapeshwar Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 15-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences under Sections 30(a) of Excise Act.

3. As per the FIR, the police received secret information that truck No. BR-09GG-2407 was carrying foreign liquor. The truck was intercepted near New Bajrangbali Line Hotel, and 90.300 liters of foreign liquor was recovered from the cabin. The petitioner's driving license, PAN card, and Aadhaar Card were also found in the truck.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is entirely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the instant case solely on the basis of suspicion. The petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor. It is submitted that the petitioner, who is the driver of the said truck, was not driving it at the time of seizure; the vehicle was parked near a hotel and was loaded with stone chips. It is further submitted that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72031 of 2025(2) dt.15-10-2025 2/2 petitioner was unaware of the seized liquor kept in the truck. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Regard being had to the submission made by the parties, taking into consideration the fact that illicit liqour has not been recovered from the conscious possession and/ or premises belonging to the petitioner, 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 Excise Court No.II, Begusarai in connection with Sahebpur Kamal P.S. Case No.51 of 2025 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023.

(Ajit Kumar, J) shikha/- U T