IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2670 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2024 Thana- DANDARI District- Begusarai ====================================================== Parshuram Singh @ Bhulla S/O Late Raj Kumar Singh @ Raj Kishor Singh @ Ram Kishor Singh R/O Vill.- Katarmala, P.S.- Dandari, Dist.- Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Bipin Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Braj Kishore Pd.(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 15-05-2025 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a), 32(2), 41(1) and 41(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. 3. There is a recovery of 180 liters of foreign liquor from a pick-up van. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the vehicle and his name has surfaced on a disclosure made by the local chaukidaar. There is no recovery from the physical and conscious possession of the petitioner. There is no independent witness to the seizure list, thereby Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2670 of 2025(2) dt.15-05-2025 2/3 violating the mandatory provisions of search and seizure. 5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail application on the ground that there are five criminal antecedent, out of which two are of similar nature, in response to which it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he is on bail in four cases out of the five. 6. Considering the above facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks, 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 Exclusive Special Excise Judge-1, Begusarai, in connection with Dandari P.S. Case No. 122 of 2024, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and and subject to the further condition that:- (i) the petitioner shall co-operate in the investigation/trial. (ii) one of the bailors shall be the family member/close relative of the petitioner. (iii) the learned Court would, however, verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case it is found that Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2670 of 2025(2) dt.15-05-2025 3/3 the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the Court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, it is expected that the verification process would be done expeditiously without causing any delay. sharun/- (Soni Shrivastava, J) U T