Patna High CourtCR. MISC./21086/2025bail granted

Chhotu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-04-23Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21086 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-231 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Chhotu Kumar S/o Ram Dyal Mahto @ Ram Deyal Mahto Resident of Village- Bhawanipur Bhatauna, P.S.- Kudhani, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Upendra Kumar Chaubey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State .

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3 . It is alleged that 228.00 liters of foreign liquor was recovered from behind the house of this petitioner.

4. It is submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case on the basis of suspicion . No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he is no way connected with the aforesaid recovery. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5 . Learned counsel for the State opposes the bail

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21086 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/2 petition .

6. Considering the fact that no incriminating material has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner, clean antecedent and other circumstances of case , in the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks from today, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive special Judge Excise Court No. - II Muzaffarur in connection with Excise Police Station Case No. 231 of 2025 , subject to the conditions laid down under section 482 ( 2 ) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( BNSS) , 2023 .

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Koushik/- U T