Patna High CourtCR. MISC./20852/2025bail granted

Gaurav Kuamr Goswami @ Gaurav Kumar Goswami @ Gaurav Kumar @ Gaurav Kr. v. The State Of Bihar

2025-04-07Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20852 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-145 Year-2024 Thana- JALALGARH District- Purnia ====================================================== Gaurav Kuamr Goswami @ Gaurav Kumar Goswami @ Gaurav Kumar @ Gaurav Kr. S/O Naresh Goswami Resident of Khata Hat, ward no.- 7, P.SJalalgarh, District- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Md Fazle Karim, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Amitesh Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 07-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in Jalalgarh P.S. case No. 145 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 252.750 liters liquor was recovered from the house of co-accused.

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 further submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20852 of 2025(2) dt.07-04-2025 2/2 as being son of the co-accused from whose house, recovery is made. The petitioner is in custody since 03.12.2024 and has got one criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S., 2023.

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 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 Jalalgarh P.S. case No. 145 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Pankaj/- U T