Patna High CourtCR. MISC./12073/2025bail granted

Tantu Chaudhary @ Tantu Chaudhari v. The State Of Bihar

2025-03-22Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12073 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-390 Year-2024 Thana- SAHPUR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Tantu Chaudhary @ Tantu Chaudhari S/o Bhukhan Chaudhary R/o VillageHariharpur, P.S- Shahpur, District- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocate Ms. Saheeba Naz, Advocate Mrs. Anjali Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 22-03-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner in this application prays for bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Shahpur P.S. Case no.390 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner abandoned the liquor and managed to escape. On search, 8 litres of illicit liquor was recovered in front of the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the petitioner's possession. The allegations levelled in the FIR of the petitioner abandoning the liquor and managing to escape are all false and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12073 of 2025(2) dt.22-03-2025 2/2 concocted. He has no criminal antecedent.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner in the FIR, no incriminating article having been recovered from the petitioner's possession and the petitioner having no antecedent under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, it is directed that the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Shahpur P.S. Case no.390 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.II, Bhojpur.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Saurabh/- U T