Deepak Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84062 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-107 Year-2025 Thana- KARPURIGRAM District- Samastipur ====================================================== Deepak Kumar S/o Rajendra Singh R/o Vill.- Singhia Khurd, Ward No. 14, P.S.- Karpurigram, Dist.- Samastipur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Brajesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 17-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Karpurigram P.S. Case No. 107 of 2025, dated 29.09.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.
3. As per allegation, 518.4 litre of illicit liquor has been recovered from an orchard along with one motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR-09W-3663. As per further case of the prosecution, on secret information, the police reached the place of recovery and found that the petitioner along with three other co-accused were fleeing away from the place of recovery.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84062 of 2025(2) dt.17-12-2025 2/3 Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that recovery of the illicit liquor has been made from an open space which is accessible to the public at large and petitioner has nothing to do with the alleged offence, nor is he owner of the motorcycle. He further submits that no prima facie case is made out against the petitioner and hence, the present anticipatory bail petition is maintainable.
5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.
6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has one criminal antecedent.
7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.
8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court Below, in connection
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84062 of 2025(2) dt.17-12-2025 3/3 with Karpurigram P.S. Case No. 107 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and on the following conditions:
(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents other than the disclosed one, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.
(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J) Shoaib/- U T