Patna High CourtCR. MISC./6011/2025bail granted

Rakesh Kumar Chaudhary @ Munna Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

2025-02-27Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6011 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-312 Year-2024 Thana- CHANDI District- Nalanda ====================================================== Rakesh Kumar Chaudhary @ Munna Chaudhary S/o Jawahar Chaudhary R/o Village- Chitar Bigha, P.S.- Chandi, District- Nalanda at present VillageChewara, P.S.- Chewara, District- Sheikhpura ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Anil Kumar No.1, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Narendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-02-2025 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 15 liters country made liquor has been recovered from road side.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. The alleged illicit liquor has been recovered from an open place. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has been made an accused in this case merely on suspicion. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6011 of 2025(2) dt.27-02-2025 2/2

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of accusation, the fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from possession of this petitioner and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 5th Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Excise 1st, Bihar Sharif, Nalanda in connection with Chandi P.S. Case No. 312 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T