Patna High CourtCR. MISC./7727/2025bail granted

Mukundi Rawat @ Mukundi Ravat @ Mukundi Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

2025-03-17Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7727 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1345 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Gaya ====================================================== Mukundi Rawat @ Mukundi Ravat @ Mukundi Prasad S/O Late Phulena Ravat Resident of Village- Bithuna, P.S - Basantpur, Dist.- Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Abhijeet Abhigyan, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Md. Anzarul Haque Sahara, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-03-2025 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 Excise P.S. Case No. 1345 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 72 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the Tempo.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner is the owner of the said seized vehicle and the same was being driven by him at the time of the alleged

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7727 of 2025(2) dt.17-03-2025 2/2 recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has two criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 15.12.2024.

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 nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner and the period of custody, the petitioner above-named, 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, Gaya in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 1345 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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