IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59131 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-272 Year-2021 Thana- BARHIYA District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Umesh Sharma @ Umesh Prasad Singh @ Om Prakash Sharma S/O Late Krishna Kumar Singh Resident of Village - Baikathpur, P.S- Khushrupur, Distt.- Patna, At present- Bhanga Kuthi, G.T. Road Vardhman, P.S. - Vardhman Distt.- Vardhman (WB). ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Bharat Bhushan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 23-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 32(iii) of Bihar Excise Act. 3. As per prosecution case, 1004.625 liters illicit liquor was recovered from the truck of which the petitioner is registered owner. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from perusal of FIR, nothing incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner is in custody since 05.07.2024. Petitioner has got one criminal antecedent of different nature in which, he is on bail. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59131 of 2024(2) dt.23-01-2025 2/2 5. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State opposed the prayer for bail. 6. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, let the above named petitioner 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 learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-IV-cum-Special Excise Judge-I, Lakshisarai, in connection with B.P. No. 1178 of 2024, arising out of Barhiya P.S. Case No. 272 of 2021. utkarsh/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T