Biranj Chaudhary @ Viran Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21953 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-719 Year-2025 Thana- GAYA MUFASIL District- Gaya ====================================================== Biranj Chaudhary @ Viran Chaudhary Son of Santan Chaudhry R/o Village - Bhadeji, P.S. - Muffasil, District - Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vinod Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Veena Kumari Jaiswal- A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 18-04-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a)(b)(c) of the Excise Act.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of two cases under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 205 litres of liquor from two different places as detailed in the FIR along with 100 litres of jaggery solution.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and even alleged recovery is from a place, which does not belong to the petitioner and he came to be implicated at the instance of Chaukidar with whom he is on an inimical term. It is next submitted that police

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21953 of 2026(2) dt.18-04-2026 2/2 in majority of cases implicating innocent persons either at the behest of Chaukidar, local person, secret informant and confessional statement in a mechanical manner without holding proper investigation. c It is further submitted that if Chaukidar was aware of the involvement of the petitioner in the occurrence, then why he did not inform the police prior to institution of the present F.I.R., which casts an aspersion on the case of the prosecution. It is also submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the trial to prove his innocence and petitioner is in custody since 21.01.2026.

5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bailbonds in the sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Muffasil P. S. Case No.719 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T