Patna High CourtCR. MISC./11568/2025bail granted

Balaji @ Nitiesh Kumar Mishra v. The State Of Bihar

2025-03-22Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11568 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2025 Thana- SAHPUR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== 1.

Balaji @ Nitiesh Kumar Mishra S/O Sant Kumar Mishra R/O VillageBharauli, P.S- Shahpur, Distt.- Bhojpur. 2.

Ashish Kumar Singh S/O Umesh Singh R/O Village- Kuwan, P.SBrahmpur, Distt.- Buxar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajay Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Shahpur P.S. Case No. 14 of 2025 dated 23.01.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 129.6 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the Alto Car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The name of the petitioners was transpired in this case merely on suspicion. The petitioners are

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11568 of 2025(2) dt.22-03-2025 2/2 not the owner of the Alto Car and they have no knowledge about the aforesaid seized liquor. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 23.01.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Shahpur P.S. Case No. 14 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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