Ashif v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6025 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-740 Year-2024 Thana- MOTIHARI TOWN District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ashif Son of Asalam Khan Resident of Village - House No. 56, Street No. 3/7, Near Gupta Store, Mahalaxmi Complex, Karawal Nagar, P.S. - Karawal Town, District - North East Delhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Asif Kalim, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Shaheen Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 06-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Town PS Case No. 740 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 24 litres of country made liquor was recovered from Auto. 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 petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the seized

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6025 of 2025(2) dt.06-02-2025 2/2 vehicle. The petitioner is in custody since 22.11.2024 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 Town PS Case No. 740 of 2024.

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