Chotu Kumar Chaurasiya v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7548 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-116 Year-2021 Thana- INDUSTRIAL District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Chotu Kumar Chaurasiya S/o- Deepnarayan Chaurasiya Resident of villageChharapati Ps- Udakishunganj, Dist- Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Braj Bhusan Poddar, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 19-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Bhagalpur Industrial Area P.S. Case No.116 of 2021 registered for the offence under Sections 272, 273,188/34 of the Indian Penal Code and under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3.

As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 725.64 litres of illicit liquor from a vehicle. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is neither the driver nor the owner of the vehicle. He further submits that the petitioner is ready to donate Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand Only) in some charitable organization without accepting his guilt. Petitioner is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7548 of 2025(2) dt.19-03-2025 2/3 in jail since 06.01.2025.

5.

Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of the petitioner.

6.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, this application is allowed. 7.

Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge-1st Bhagalpur / concerned Court below, in connection with Bhagalpur Industrial Area P.S. Case No.116 of 2021, subject to the following condition:- (i). The petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand Only) in Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Deoghar, Jharkhand and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted only after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner shall mark his presence in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7548 of 2025(2) dt.19-03-2025 3/3 Udakishunganj Police Station, District- Madhepura on first Sunday of each month. Any default in appearance at the Police Station would result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner. (Sandeep Kumar, J) pawan/- U T