Patna High CourtCR. MISC./10668/2025bail granted

Nishant Kumar Shukla v. The State Of Bihar

2025-03-21Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10668 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-295 Year-2024 Thana- MAKER District- Saran ====================================================== 1.

Nishant Kumar Shukla S/o- Vinay Kumar Shukla @ Vinay Kr. Sukla Village- Hajipur Ps- Kesariya Dist- East Champaran 2.

Anil Kumar S/o- Yogendra Pandit Village- Patti Jassaulli Ps- Kotwa DistEast Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjit Kumar Thakur For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Raj Kishor Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Maker P.S. Case No. 295 of 2024 dated 23.12.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 37.500 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from the car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioners are neither the driver nor the owner of the said vehicle. The petitioners have no concern

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10668 of 2025(2) dt.21-03-2025 2/2 with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner no. 1 has no criminal antecedent and the petitioner no. 2 has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 24.12.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently 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, Saran at Chapra in connection with Maker P.S. Case No. 295 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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