Patna High CourtCR. MISC./10796/2025bail granted

Sujeet Kumar @ Sujit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-03-05Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10796 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-248 Year-2024 Thana- KUCHAIKOTE District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Sujeet Kumar @ Sujit Kumar S/o- Satyanarayan Yadav Village- Rampur Madho Purab Tola PS- Kuchaikote District-Goplganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Rajesh Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-03-2025 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 Kuchaikote P.S. Case No. 248 of 2024, dated 10.06.2024 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 108 litres of illicit country-made liquor was recovered from the two sacks loaded on 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 the owner of the said seized

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10796 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 2/2 motorcycle. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has two criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The other coaccused person has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 06.08.2024, passed in Criminal Misc. No. 56296 of 2024. The petitioner is in custody since 03.12.2024.

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, Gopalganj, in connection with Kuchaikote, P.S. Case No. 248 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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