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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22726 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-215 Year-2024 Thana- AGIAON District- Bhojpur ======================================================
1. Amarjeet Yadav S/o Rangbahadur Singh, Residents of village- Posawan (poswa) P.S.- Agiaon (G), District- Bhojpur.
2. Buchul Yadav @ Kamal Kishor yadav S/o Tengari Yadav @ Tegati Yadav Residents of village- Posawan (poswa) P.S.- Agiaon (G), District- Bhojpur. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ajay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ramchandra Sahni, APP ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 30-04-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The accused/petitioners are named in F.I.R. and apprehending their arrest in connection with Agiaon (G) P.S. Case No. 215 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Excise Act.
3. The allegation against the petitioners is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 40 litres of IMFL/country made liquor from the Bush.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel that alleged recovery of illicit liquor as per seizure list appears to be made from
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22726 of 2025(2) dt.30-04-2025 2/2 an open place, which is the bank of a local canal. It is further submitted that the name of petitioners transpires in present case on the basis of secret input provided by unknown co-villagers. Both petitioners are of clean antecedents.
5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and by taking note of fact as recovery of illicit liquor prima facie not appears to be made from conscious physical possession of petitioners, who are men of clean antecedent, accordingly, both above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned trial Court, within a period of four weeks of the
order, are directed to be released on bail furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court no. 1st, Bhojpur at Ara/concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Agiaon (G) P.S. Case No. 215 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the BNSS.
veena/- (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) U T