Sandeep Kumar @ Sandeep Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16052 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-17 Year-2025 Thana- ARWAL District- Jehanabad ====================================================== 1.

Sandeep Kumar @ Sandeep Kumar Singh S/O Dhananjay Singh R/O Defence Colony, P.S- Shahpur, Dist.- Patna 2.

Namvar Yadav S/O Ram Yadav R/O Nevdawa, P.S- Khanpur, Dist.- Ghazipur, U.P.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Prince Kumar Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-04-2025 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 Arwal P.S. Case No. 17 of 2025 dated 20.01.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a), 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 18 litres of illicit 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 the driver and the cleaner of the said vehicle. The petitioners have no concern with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16052 of 2025(2) dt.02-04-2025 2/2 the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner no. 1 has one criminal antecedent and the petitioner no. 2 has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 21.01.2025.

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, Jehanabad in connection with Arwal P.S. Case No. 17 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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