Pappu Patel v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9556 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-698 Year-2024 Thana- HARSIDHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Pappu Patel Son of Ramashish Patel @ Late Ramashish Patel Resident of Village - Math Lohiyar Sahmalwa, Ward No. 11, P.S. - Harsidhi, District - East Champaran (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Ms. Sucheta Yadav, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 07-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Harsidhi PS Case No. 698 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 20 litres of country made liquor was recovered from hut of the petitioner. 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 recovery is made from the hut belonging to the joint family of the petitioner. It is further submitted that the name of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9556 of 2025(2) dt.07-03-2025 2/2 petitioner has transpired on secret information. The petitioner is in custody since 19.12.2024 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 Harsidhi PS Case No. 698 of 2024.

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