Patna High CourtCR. MISC./7172/2025bail granted

Nilesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-03-04Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7172 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-282 Year-2024 Thana- Marnga District- Purnia ====================================================== Nilesh Kumar S/O Upendra Prasad Mandal R/O Vill.-Vikash Nagar Maranga, Thana- Maranga, District- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ram Prawesh Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bharat Lal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-03-2025 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 Maranga P.S. Case No. 282 of 2024 dated 02.11.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 121.015 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the house of the coaccused 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.7172 of 2025(2) dt.04-03-2025 2/2 possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is not named in the FIR and the petitioner has been remanded in this case from Maranga P.S. Case No. 291/2024 and police also recorded the confessional statement of the petitioner which has no evidentiary value in the eye of law. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has four criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 12.12.2024.

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, Purnia in connection with Maranga P.S. Case No. 282 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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