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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./1988/2025bail granted

Ajit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-01-22Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1988 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-342 Year-2024 Thana- Excise Thana Hajipur District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ajit Kumar S/O Radha Singh R/O Vill.- Manpura @ Manpur Ward no. 11, P.S.- Belsar O.P., Dist.- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 22-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Hajipur Excise PS Case No. 342 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 135 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from Chicken farm. 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. It is submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired as recovery is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1988 of 2025(2) dt.22-01-2025 2/2 made from the place near to the poultry farm of the petitioner which is an open place accessible to one and all. The petitioner is in custody since 19.12.2024 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 petitioner. 6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent of the petitioner 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.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Hajipur Excise PS Case No. 342 of 2024.

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