Rupesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4985 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-611 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Katihar ====================================================== 1.
Rupesh Kumar S/O Yogendra Prasad Thakur Resident of village - Vikash Nagar, P.S- Maranga, District - Purnea 2.
Praveen Kumar Das @ Praveen Kumar S/O Vishnu Deo Das Resident of village - Vikash Nagar, P.S- Maranga, District - Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Bimal Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ram Bilash Roy Raman, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Katihar Excise P.S. Case No. 611 of 2024, dated 09.12.2024, registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, total 400.350 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the Mahindra Pick-up Van.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner no. 1 is the driver and the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4985 of 2025(2) dt.27-02-2025 2/2 petitioner no. 2 is the co-driver of the said vehicle, but they have no knowledge about the said seized liqour. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioners have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 09.12.2024.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioners.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Katihar, in connection with Katihar Excise P.S. Case No. 611 of 2024.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Siwani/- U T