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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./17658/2025bail granted

Virendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-03-24Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17658 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-158 Year-2024 Thana- NAUBATPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Virendra Kumar S/O Sharvan Saw R/O Mohalla- Adarsh Nagar, Harnaut, Police Station- Harnaut, District- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anjana, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Nazir Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 24-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Naubatpur PS Case No. 158 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 30(a) and 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 45 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from Car. 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17658 of 2025(2) dt.24-03-2025 2/2 of liquor. It is submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired as being registered owner of the vehicle bearing Registration No. JH01G9669 in question . The petitioner is in custody since 10.02.2025 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 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 Naubatpur PS Case No. 158 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T