Patna High CourtCR. MISC./8438/2025bail granted

Bharat Kumar @ Bharat Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8438 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-248 Year-2024 Thana- SONBERSA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Bharat Kumar @ Bharat Paswan S/O Dharam Paswan Resident Of Village - Ramnagara, Ward No.- 15, P.S- Riga, Dist- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, 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 Sonbarsa P.S. Case No. 248 of 2024 dated 20.08.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 36 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is not named in the FIR. The petitioner is the owner of the said motorcycle. Nothing has been recovered

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8438 of 2025(2) dt.17-03-2025 2/2 from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has four criminal antecedents in which he is on bail in all cases as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 29.12.2024.

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, Sitamarhi in connection with Sonbarsa P.S. Case No. 248 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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