Randhir Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14420 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-51 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Nawada ====================================================== Randhir Kumar Singh Son of Jay Kumar Singh Resident of Village- Katharua, P.s. and Distt.- Aurangabad (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Pramendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 07-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Excise Nawada P.S. Case No. 51 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 144 litres of liquor was recovered from a bus.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14420 of 2025(2) dt.07-03-2025 2/2 that from perusal of the FIR it appears that petitioner is the codriver of the vehicle but, as a matter of fact, the petitioner is only the passenger and not the driver/co-driver of the vehicle. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner is in custody since 25.01.2025 and has no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Excise Nawada P.S. Case No. 51 of 2025.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T