Prateek Ahlawat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1920 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-215 Year-2024 Thana- MOHAMMADPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== 1.

Prateek Ahlawat Son of Jitendra Singh R/O- House No. 1395, Ward No.- 18, Kamla Nagar, Rohtak, P.S.- Rohtak, Dist- Rohtak, (Haryana 2.

Brijesh Kumar Maurya @ Brajesh Kumar Maurya son of Bharti Maurya village- Sector 9 Basai Road Devi Lal Colony Gali No. 10 House No. 224, Ps- Sector 9, Dist- Gurgaon Haryana ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amrit Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Satyendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 22-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioners seek bail in connection with Mohammadpur PS Case No. 215 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 275.22 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from Car. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material have been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1920 of 2025(2) dt.22-01-2025 2/2 have got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that petitioners are neither the owner nor the driver of the seized vehicle. The petitioners are in custody since 28.09.2024 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S.

5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners. 6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent of the petitioners and the period of custody undergone by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners.

7.

Let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Mohammadpur PS Case No. 215 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T