Sanchit Patel @ Sandeep Patel @ Sandeep v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2807 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-153 Year-2024 Thana- Manuapul District- West Champaran ====================================================== Sanchit Patel @ Sandeep Patel @ Sandeep S/o- Bira Raut @ Beera Patel Village- Khanwa Harpurwa Ps- Yogapatti Dist- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Bimlesh Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Indu Kumari Srivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Manuapool P.S. Case No. 153/2024 dated 05.12.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, total 83.16 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the car.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is not the owner of the said vehicle. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2807 of 2025(2) dt.20-02-2025 2/2 recovery. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 05.12.2024.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Manuapool P.S. Case No. 153/2024.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T