Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21666 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-69 Year-2020 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Begusarai ====================================================== Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Singh Son of Late Rajendra Singh @ Rajo Singh Resident of Village - Amrour, Police Station - Singhaul, District - Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Bipin Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Abhay Kumar Roy, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-08-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 158.040 litres illicit foreign liquor was recovered from outside the house of this petitioner.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion. The alleged illicit liquor has been recovered from an open place,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21666 of 2025(3) dt.22-08-2025 2/2 which is accessible to one and all. It is further submitted that charges have already been framed against the petitioner on 27.05.2025 and he is in custody since 19.03.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, the fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and period of custody, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 2, Begusarai in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 69C2 of 2020.

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