Patna High CourtCR. MISC./22068/2025bail granted

Rahul Kumar @ Babul Chaudhary @ Babul Kumar Chaudhary @ Babu Chaudhary @ Rahul Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

2025-04-21Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22068 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-43 Year-2025 Thana- BIBHUTIPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Rahul Kumar @ Babul Chaudhary @ Babul Kumar Chaudhary @ Babu Chaudhary @ Rahul Chaudhary Son of Ganga Chaudhary village- ward no. 01 Shahpur Parohi, Chak Habib, PS- Bibhutipur, Dist- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Keshav Bhardwaj For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shaheen Begum ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-04-2025 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 Bibhutipur P.S. Case No. 43 of 2025 dated 03.02.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 186.480 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the cartoon and motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. As per para-10 of the bail petition, the petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22068 of 2025(2) dt.21-04-2025 2/2 no connection with the seized vehicle. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 03.02.2025.

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, Samastipur in connection with Bibhutipur P.S. Case No. 43 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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