Abhishek Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15370 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-36 Year-2025 Thana- Bikramganj Excise District- Rohtas ====================================================== 1.

Abhishek Kumar Son of Rahul Kumar Resident of Village - Sikariya Ward No.22, P.S. - Bikramganj, District - Rohtas 2.

Shahrukh Khan Son of Sarjay Khan @ Md. Sarjam Khan Resident of Village - Guljarbagh, P.S. - Bikramganj, District - Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Siddharth Harsh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Sangeeta Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 99 of 2025 arising out of Bikramganj Excise dated 11.02.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 216 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered from the Tempo.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The name of the petitioners was

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15370 of 2025(2) dt.02-04-2025 2/2 transpired in this case merely on suspicion. The petitioners are not the owner of the seized vehicle. The petitioner no. 2 is the driver of the said vehicle as stated in para 9 of the bail petition but he has no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioner no. 1 has one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail whereas the petitioner no. 2 has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 11.02.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has 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, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Bikramganj Excise P.S. Case No. 36 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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