Anand Kumar @ Anandi Kewat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82140 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-636 Year-2023 Thana- LAKHISARAI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Anand Kumar @ Anandi Kewat S/o Late Gopal Kewat @ Gopali Kewat R/o Village - Gangta, P.S - Amahra, District - Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mayank Bilochan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 02-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case No. 636 of 2023 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 30 litres of liquor, gas cylinder, stove has been recovered from Bahiyar village.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82140 of 2025(2) dt.02-12-2025 2/3 incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather the recovery has been made from an open place which is accessible to public at large. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner is in custody since 10.11.2025 and has seven criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail, after framing of charge, if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- ( Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case No. 636 of 2023, subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82140 of 2025(2) dt.02-12-2025 3/3 consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T