IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56873 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-216 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Rohtas ====================================================== Sumesh Singh, S/o- Late Bihari Singh, Resident of Village- Rajandih, PS- Rajpur, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Siddharth Harsh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Nand Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 09-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 453 of 2025 arising out of Excise P.S. Case No. 216 of 2025 for the offence registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, total 20 litres of country made liquor was recovered from a plastic bag kept on the motorcycle in possession of co-accused persons Rajesh Chero and Dharmendra Chero. It is alleged that the seized motorcycle belongs to the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case being the owner of the seized motorcycle. Petitioner was neither present on the spot nor any incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Further Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56873 of 2025(2) dt.09-09-2025 2/2 submission is that petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor and it is submitted that petitioner has given his motorcycle to co- accused Rajesh Chero to visit his sasural in good faith. He has no knowledge about the misdeed of the co-accused. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. He undertakes to co-operate in the investigation and trial. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No. 1, Rohtas at Sasaram, in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 453 of 2025, arising out of Excise P.S. Case No. 216 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023. khushbu/- (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) U T