Shravan Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79536 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1129 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Shravan Kumar Singh S/o Late Ramadhar Singh R/o Village- Salaiya Karma, P.S.- Nabinagar, District- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms.Mukul Kumari For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Shakir Ahmad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 03-12-2025

1. Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 1129 / 2025 dated 15.10.2025 registered under Sections 30(a), 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2018.

3. As per the first information report a total quantity of 236.50 liters of country made liquor has been recovered from a Maruti Breeza Car bearing registration no. JH02AR4098 and the Police party arrested the driver of the four wheeler namely, Vivek Singh.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case by the Police due to oblique motive. The petitioner is the owner of the Car in question which was being driven by the driver at the time

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79536 of 2025(2) dt.03-12-2025 2/2 of occurrence. The driver was arrested along with illicit country liquor and the petitioner was not aware of the fact that driver was carrying illicit liquor in his car. The petitioner is having no criminal antecedent.

5. Regard being had to the submission made by the parties, taking into consideration the justification given by the petitioner regarding recovery of illicit country made liquor and the fact that 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 Special Judge, Excise -II, Aurangabad in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 1129 of 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