Sukat Mukhiya v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7133 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-241 Year-2024 Thana- CHANPATIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Sukat Mukhiya Son of Sri Buni Mukhiya Resident of Village - Basantpur, P.S.- Sathi, District - West Champaran.

2.

Sandeep Mukhiya @ Sandeep Kumar Son of Sri Sukat Mukhiya Resident of Village - Basantpur, P.S.- Sathi, District - West Champaran. 3.

Surendra Das Son of Late Chandrika Das Resident of Village - Puraina Gosai, Ward No.- 09, P.S.- Chanpatiya, District - West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sharad Kumar Verma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Parmanand Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Chanpatiya P.S. Case No. 241 of 2024 dated 12.12.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 274 and 275 of the BNS and section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 152.250 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered from the bush.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioners have no concern with the alleged recovery.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7133 of 2025(2) dt.04-03-2025 2/2 Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner no. 1 has five criminal antecedents and the petitioner no. 2 and 3 have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 13.12.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners abovenamed, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Chanpatiya P.S. Case No. 241 of 2024, with the conditions:- (i). The petitioner no. 1 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 bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

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