Bharat Singh Rawat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16192 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-8 Year-2025 Thana- ISUAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Bharat Singh Rawat Son of Ram Singh Rawat Resident of Village - Changagenda, P.S. - Fatehpur, District - Udaipur (Rajsthan) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anirudh Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s:

Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 18-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Isuapur PS Case No. 08 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 905.400 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from Pick-up vehicle. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that petitioner is the driver of the seized vehicle and he has no knowledge regarding the nature of goods booked the transporter.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16192 of 2025(2) dt.18-03-2025 2/2 The petitioner is in custody since 17.01.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S.

5.

Learned A.P.P. 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, clean antecedent of the petitioner 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, after framing of charge if not already framed 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 Isuapur PS Case No. 08 of 2025. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T