Patna High CourtCR. MISC./21879/2025bail granted

Nikku Kumar @ Sumant Kumar @ Nikku v. The State Of Bihar

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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21879 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-298 Year-2024 Thana- BARHIYA District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Nikku Kumar @ Sumant Kumar @ Nikku Son of Kripashankar Singh @ Kripa Shankar Singh Resident of Village - Jaitpur, Police Station - Barahiya, District - Lakhisarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shashank Shekhar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem ====================================================== 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 Barahiya P.S. Case No. 298 of 2024 dated 08.12.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 6 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the bag allegedly thrown by the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21879 of 2025(2) dt.21-04-2025 2/2 possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has three criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 04.02.2025.

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, Lakhisarai in connection with Barahiya P.S. Case No. 298 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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