Patna High CourtCR. MISC./20367/2025bail granted

Suraj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-04-16Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20367 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-16 Year-2025 Thana- KARPURIGRAM District- Samastipur ====================================================== Suraj Kumar Son of Late Ram Lal Rai @ Ramnath Rai Resident of VillageMadhopur, Rani Tola, Police Station- Karpurigram, District- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjan Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Indu Kumari Srivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-04-2025 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 Karpurigram P.S. Case No. 16/2025 dated 09.02.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 665.04 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the hut, behind the hut in the corn field and in front of the hut in the Dhaicha.

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. The petitioner has no concern with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20367 of 2025(2) dt.16-04-2025 2/2 the alleged recovery. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 27.02.2025.

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 Karpurigram P.S. Case No. 16/2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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