IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35148 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-297 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== Ankit Kumar s/o Munna Mahto, Resident of Mahrana, P.S.-Dharhara, Distt- Munger at present address Mainpur Gate no. 40, P.S.-Patliputra, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rakesh Bihari Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Abhay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 5 17-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 297 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 30(a) and 56(b) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act. 3. There is recovery of 100 litre illicit country made liquor from the Tempo bearing Registration No. BR 01PK 2497. Petitioner was driver of the said tempo. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case only on the basis of suspicion as he was driver of the tempo in question. Petitioner was using the said tempo for commercial Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35148 of 2025(5) dt.17-09-2025 2/2 purpose for carrying passengers. He had no knowledge about the seized liquor. There is no independent witness of the seizure- list. Further, it is submitted that petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor. Petitioner has three criminal antecedents out of which one belongs to Excise Act and in all the cases petitioner is on bail. He is in custody since 28.02.2025. 5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6. Considering the submissions made on behalf of the parties, facts and circumstances of the case and period of custody, let the petitioner, named above, be enlarged on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge Excise (iii), Patna in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 297 of 2025. rakhi (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J.) U T