Nagendra Kumar @ Nagendra Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16285 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-9 Year-2025 Thana- ANDHRAMATH District- Madhubani ====================================================== Nagendra Kumar @ Nagendra Kumar Yadav Son of Indranarayan Yadav R/o - jiroga, Ward No.07, P.S - Andhramath, District - Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-04-2025 Heard Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 274, 275, 317(5) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per prosecution case, 142.500 litres illicit liquor has been recovered from the seized motorcycles.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the vehicles in question and has been made an accused in this case merely on suspicion. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16285 of 2025(2) dt.11-04-2025 2/2 possession of this petitioner. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedents and he is in custody since 09.02.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of accusation, fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner, period of custody and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant bail of to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise Act, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani in connection with Andhramath P.S. Case No. 9 of 2025.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T