Patna High CourtCR. MISC./23810/2025bail granted

Bahadur Sah @ Bhadur Sah @ Bahadur Gupta v. The State Of Bihar

2025-04-17Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23810 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-69 Year-2025 Thana- AKHODHIGOLA District- Rohtas ====================================================== Bahadur Sah @ Bhadur Sah @ Bahadur Gupta S/o Shankar Dayal Sah R/o Village- Bank, P.S.- Akodhigola, Distt.- Rohtas (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Madhav Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 17-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Akodhigola P.S. Case No. 69 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that, 43 liters liquor was recovered from motorcycle and the petitioner was apprehended on spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23810 of 2025(2) dt.17-04-2025 2/2 no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is registered owner of the motorcycle in question. It is further submitted that co-accused person took lift from the petitioner and the alleged liquor belongs to the co-accused person. The petitioner is in custody since 08.03.2025 and has got one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Akodhigola P.S. Case No. 69 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T