Chandan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9355 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-21 Year-2025 Thana- PURNEA SADAR District- Purnia ====================================================== Chandan Kumar S/O Ganesh Muni Resident of village- Kuwari Tola, P.S.- Dhamdaha, District- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar, 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 Sadar PS Case No. 21 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 124.02 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from Car. 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9355 of 2025(2) dt.07-03-2025 2/3 nor the driver of the seized vehicle. It is further submitted that petitioner is passerby of the way. The petitioner is in custody since 13.01.2025 and has got one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. 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 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 Sadar PS Case No. 21 of 2025, subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9355 of 2025(2) dt.07-03-2025 3/3 cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

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