Nand Lal Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19069 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-58 Year-2025 Thana- KOILWAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== 1.

Nand Lal Kumar Son of Jailal Rai Resident of Village - Ganj Gaurihar, P.S. - Sakra, District - Muzaffarpur 2.

Sushil Paswan Son of Hari Nandan Paswan Resident of Village - Laxmipur, P.S. - Sakra, District - Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Hari Kishore Thakur, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Koilwar P.S. Case No. 58 of 2025 dated 23.02.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 81.36 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The name of the petitioners was transpired in this case merely on suspicion. The petitioner no. 1

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19069 of 2025(2) dt.09-04-2025 2/2 is the owner-cum-driver of the said vehicle whereas the petitioner no. 2 was the passenger of the said vehicle but they have no knowledge about the aforesaid seized liquor. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioner no. 1 has one criminal antecedent whereas the petitioner no. 2 has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 24.02.2025.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Koilwar P.S. Case No. 58 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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