Patna High CourtCR. MISC./5614/2025bail granted

Ankit Kumar @ Ankit v. The State Of Bihar

2025-03-03Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5614 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-368 Year-2024 Thana- GUTHANI District- Siwan ====================================================== 1.

Ankit Kumar @ Ankit S/O Gulab Singh R/O Village- Muradpur Tekna, P.S.- Bahu Akbarpur, Dist.- Rohtak, Haryana 2.

Ravindra S/O Umesh Singh @ Umed Singh R/O Vill.- Bhaini Bharon, P.S.- Mahem, Dist.- Rohtak, Haryana ... ... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nalin Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nand Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Guthani P.S. Case No. 368/2024 dated 26.12.2024 registered for the offence punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and Sections 318(4), 336(3) read with Section 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 202.500 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the Tiago car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5614 of 2025(2) dt.03-03-2025 2/2 possession of the petitioners. The petitioner no. 1 is the codriver and the petitioner no. 2 is the driver of the said vehicle. The petitioners have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 27.12.2024.

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, Siwan, in connection with Guthani P.S. Case No. 368/2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T