Virbal @ Virbal Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14442 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-214 Year-2024 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali ====================================================== Virbal @ Virbal Yadav Son of Ram Prasad Resident of Village - Majahana Buzurg, P.S.- Maharajganj, District - Maharajganj (U.P.) ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ravi Shankar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Madhura Nand Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 27-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 214 of 2024 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32(ii), 41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 3013.20 litres of foreign liquor has been recovered from truck.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that the name of the petitioner had transpired only because he
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14442 of 2025(3) dt.27-03-2025 2/2 happens to be the owner of the vehicle in question and as a matter of fact, he had no knowledge regarding the goods loaded in the vehicle. The petitioner is in custody since 21.11.2024 and has one criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 214 of 2024.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T