Raj Kumar Dhangar @ Raja Kumar Dhangar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8309 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-517 Year-2024 Thana- CHHATAUNI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Raj Kumar Dhangar @ Raja Kumar Dhangar S/O Rakesh Dhangar @ Ranjeet Dhangar Resident of Village- Chhatauni, Payal Cinema Road, P.S.- Chhatauni, District- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dhurendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mritunjay Kumar Nirala, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 17-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Chhatauni PS Case No. 517 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 86.04 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from bus. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the seized vehicle. It is further submitted that petitioner was sitting as a

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8309 of 2025(2) dt.17-02-2025 2/2 passenger in the vehicle. The petitioner is in custody since 07.12.2024 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S.

5.

Learned A.P.P. 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, clean antecedent of the petitioner 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 Chhatauni PS Case No. 517 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T