Patna High CourtCR. MISC./24147/2025bail granted

Sanjay Kumar @ Gulten Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

2025-04-23Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24147 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2025 Thana- HASANPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== SANJAY KUMAR @ GULTEN MAHTO S/O LATE JAGDEV PRASAD SINGH R/o vill - Maldah, ward no. 13, P.s.- Hasanpur, Distt.- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mritunjay Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 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 Hasanpur P.S. Case No. 31 of 2025 dated 27.02.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 71.280 litres of illicit foreign liquor kept in a sack was recovered from the courtyard of the petitioner

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24147 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/2 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 28.02.2025.

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, Samstipur in connection with Hasanpur P.S. Case No. 31 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) shivam/- U