Patna High CourtCR. MISC./18273/2025bail granted

Pramod Pal @ Pramod Kumar Pal v. The State Of Bihar

2025-03-27Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18273 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2025 Thana- LADANIA District- Madhubani ====================================================== Pramod Pal @ Pramod Kumar Pal S/o Laxman Pal Ram R/o Ward No. 12, Village- Birpur, P.S. - Ladaniya, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ahmad Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 27-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Ladaniya P.S. Case No. 12 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 274, 275 of the BNS and 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 495 litres of Nepali liquor has been recovered from the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather the recovery has been made

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18273 of 2025(2) dt.27-03-2025 2/2 from the joint house of the petitioner where other family members of the petitioner also reside. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner is in custody since 14.01.2025 and has two criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

5. Learned APP 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 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 Ladaniya P.S. Case No. 12 of 2025. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T