Karoo Yadav @ Karu Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82163 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-375 Year-2025 Thana- KHAIRA District- Jamui ====================================================== Karoo Yadav @ Karu Yadav S/O Late Manohar Yadav R/O Village- Baribag, P.S- Khaira, Distt.- Jamui.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vijay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mukesh Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 10-12-2025

1. Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No.375 of 2025 dated 30.08.2025 registered under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. As per the first information report, a total quantity 100 liters of illicit country made Mahua liquor has been recovered from a pit near a Sheesham tree in the corner of the paddy field of the petitioner - Karoo Yadav @ Karu Yadav.

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. 100 liters of country made Mahua liquor has been recovered from a pit near a Sheesham tree in the corner of the paddy field of the petitioner which is an open space accessible to all and sundry. There is no recovery of illicit

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82163 of 2025(2) dt.10-12-2025 2/2 country made Mahua liquor from the conscious possession and / or premises belonging to the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Regard being had to the submission made by the parties, taking into consideration the fact that illicit country made Mahua liquor has not been recovered from the conscious possession and / or premises belonging to the petitioner rather the same has been recovered from an open space easily accessible to all and sundry 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 learned Exclusive Excise Court-I, Jamui in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No. 375 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