IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29992 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-520 Year-2022 Thana- JOKIHAT District- Araria ====================================================== Yakub S/O Islam @ Ekram @ Md. Ekramuddin Resident of Village- Bhagwanpur, Ward No. 2, Police Station- Jokihat, District- Araria. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Mukesh Kumar Rana For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sangeeta Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 2 15-05-2025 1. Heard the parties. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Jokihat P.S. Case No. 520 / 2022 dated 09.10.2022 registered under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act 2016. 3. As per the F.I.R. on 09.10.2022 the police on the basis of secret information reached at Jeetu Chowk at 19:40 hours and upon seeing the police party one person started fleeing away from the grocery shop after throwing his bag whose name was disclosed by the villagers as Yakub (i.e. petitioner). The police recovered 23 pieces each of 100 ml total 2.3 liters Eskuf Codeine Syrup. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence in the manner Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29992 of 2025(2) dt.15-05-2025 2/2 alleged. The name of the petitioner transpired in this case on the disclosure made by the villagers. In the seized cough syrup the quantity of Codeine is much less than small quantity. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. 5. Regard being had to the submission made by the parties, taking into consideration the nature of allegation and the small quantity of Codeine present in 2.3 liters of Eskuf cough syrup as well as the fact that 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 Special Judge, Excise-II, Araria in connection with Jokihat P.S. Case No. 520 / 2022 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S. 2023. praful/- (Anil Kumar Sinha, J) U T