Patna High CourtCR. MISC./22578/2025bail granted

Sundram Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-05-01Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22578 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-435 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Begusarai ====================================================== Sundram Kumar S/o Sintu Yadav R/o Village- Mansurpur (Manserpur), Ward No 4, PS- Baliya, Distt- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raj Kumar Choudhary For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Chandra Bhushan Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 435/2024 dated 11.12.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 1329.840 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the truck.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. As per para. 9 of the bail petition,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22578 of 2025(3) dt.01-05-2025 2/2 the petitioner is not the owner of the said vehicle. The other coaccused persons have already been granted bail by the Coordinate Bench vide order dated 15.02.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 2840/2025. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 12.12.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Begusarai in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 435/2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T