Anurag Gautam v. The State of Bihar
Court: Patna High Court
Bench: MR. JUSTICE R. P. MISHRA
Judgment date:
Case summary
Patna High Court judgment dated 2025-11-27. Anurag Gautam v. The State of Bihar. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 81629 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No. -376 Year-2025 Thana- MADANPUR District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Anurag Gautam Son of Hari Kishore Singh Resident of Village - Manaria Sitamarhi, P. S. - Manaria, District - Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sauravh Singh, Adv For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 27-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Madanpur, P. S. Case No. 376 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.
The prosecution case, in short, is that 207. 810 liters of foreign liquor was recovered from Car. Petitioner was arrested on spot. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is driver of the seized vehicle and he has no knowledge regarding the nature of goods Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 81629 of 2025(2) dt. 27-11-2025 2/2 kept in the vehicle. The petitioner is in custody since 14. 09. 2025 and has got clean antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Madanpur, P. S. Case No. 376 of 2025 , subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner. (II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) krishnakant/- U T
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