Patna High CourtCR. MISC./6076/2025bail granted

Chiman Chaudhary @ Chiman Chaudhry v. The State Of Bihar

2025-02-15Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6076 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-647 Year-2024 Thana- SAKRA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== CHIMAN CHAUDHARY @ CHIMAN CHAUDHRY S/O PUNAM CHAND CHAUDHARY Resident of Village- Laghu Ka Talla, Kharin, Police StationRamsar, and District- Barmer, (Rajasthan) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

THE STATE OF BIHAR THE ADVOCATE GENERAL OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Nilendu Kumar Choudhary, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Surendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Sakra P.S. Case No. 647 of 2024 dated 23.12.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 274, 275, 318(4) and 61(2) of B.N.S. and under Sections 30(a), 32(i) (ii), 36, 41(i)(ii) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 8805.6 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the Truck.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is the driver of the said vehicle but

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6076 of 2025(2) dt.15-02-2025 2/2 has no knowledge about the liquor loaded on the truck. The petitioner is not named in the FIR. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 23.12.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Muzaffarpur in connection with Sakra P.S. Case No. 647 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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