Soni Kumar @ Sanjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85444 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-364 Year-2025 Thana- KHUSRUPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Soni Kumar @ Sanjeet Kumar S/O Bijendra Yadav @ Jitendra Yadav @ Yogendra Yadav Resident of Lodipur, P.S- Khushrupur, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Surendra Kumar Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 18-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Khusrupur P.S. Case No. 364 of 2025 under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the recovery is of 20 liters of illicit liquor.

4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to donate Rs. 10,000/- in some charitable organization without accepting his guilt. He further submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85444 of 2025(2) dt.18-12-2025 2/3 the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts, this application is allowed.

7. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the concerned Court below within four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Excise, Patna City, Patna/concerned Court below in connection with Khusrupur P.S. Case No. 364 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Section 482 of the BNSS.

8. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 25,000/- in Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, Nala Road, Patna and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by the petitioner.

9. As a condition of this order, the petitioner, after being released on anticipatory bail, is directed to mark his attendance at Khusrupur Police Station on first and third Sunday of each month. Any default in appearance at the police station

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85444 of 2025(2) dt.18-12-2025 3/3 will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner.

10. As the petitioner claims to have clean antecedent, the Court below, before accepting the bail bonds of the petitioner is directed to verify the antecedent of the petitioner. If the petitioner is found to be involved in any other case then the bail bonds of the petitioner shall not be accepted. (Sandeep Kumar, J) Vikas/- U