Patna High CourtCR. MISC./13305/2025bail granted

Chhotelal Kumar Yadav @ Chhotelal Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13305 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1761 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- East Champaran ====================================================== Chhotelal Kumar Yadav @ Chhotelal Yadav Son of Yogendra Rai @ Govinda Ray Resident of Village- Bakhari Khajuri, Ward No. 01, P.S.- Dhaka, DistrictEast Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Brajesh Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kumar Veerendra Narayan ====================================================== 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 Excise (Motihari) P.S. Case No. 1761 of 2024 dated 17.10.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 189 litres of illicit Nepali country made liquor was recovered from the sacks tied with the motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13305 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 2/2 of the said vehicle. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has four criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 20.12.2024. The co-accused has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 18.01.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 86536 of 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, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Excise (Motihari) P.S. Case No. 1761 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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