Sakhichandra Chaudhary @ Sakhichand Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8694 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-236 Year-2024 Thana- Ramgarh Chowk District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Sakhichandra Chaudhary @ Sakhichand Chaudhary Son of Rajendra Chaudhari R/O-Village- Kamtanagar Painpar (Shekhpurwa), PS- Ramgarh Chowk, Distt.- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rabi Bhushan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kanhiya Kishor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-03-2025 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 Ramgarh Chowk P.S. Case No. 236/2024 dated 30.12.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a)(b)(c) and 37 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 5 litres of illicit country-made liquor was recovered from the possession of the petitioner and the co-accused person.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8694 of 2025(2) dt.18-03-2025 2/2 possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has six antecedents and he is on bail in all the aforesaid cases as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 31.12.2024.

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, Lakhisarai in connection with Ramgarh Chowk P.S. Case No. 236/2024 with the condition:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

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