Randhir Kumar @ Randhir Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22842 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-75 Year-2023 Thana- RUNISAIDPUR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Randhir Kumar @ Randhir Yadav Son of Sri Umashankar Rai, Resident of Village - Narsama, P.S.- Riga, District - Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amrit Abhijat, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Sucheta Yadav, APP ====================================================== 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 Runnisaidpur P.S. Case No. 75 of 2023 dated 09.02.2023 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 120B read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 30(a), 32, 36 and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 3918.615 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the truck.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He has further submitted that petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the said truck in question and his name transpired in the present case on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused persons. He has further submitted that nothing has been recovered

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22842 of 2025(2) dt.21-04-2025 2/2 from the conscious possession of the petitioner and the petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has three criminal antecedents out of which two are of similar nature as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 14.02.2025.

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, above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Excise Court-I, Sitamarhi, in connection with Runnisaidpur P.S. Case No. 75 of 2023, on further condition:

(I) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned trial Court on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner are liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

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