Patna High CourtCR. MISC./24671/2025bail granted

Pavan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24671 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-22 Year-2025 Thana- DAGARUA District- Purnia ====================================================== Pavan Kumar S/o Ashok Ray Resident of Village- Suhai, Ward No. 10, Police Station- Vaishali, District-Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Abhay Kumar Roy, 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 Dagarua P.S. Case No. 22 of 2025 dated 23.01.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 274, 275, 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) read with section 3(5) of the BNS and section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 3707.400 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the tanker vehicle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the driver of one of the seized vehicle. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24671 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/2 Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 23.01.2025 as per the bail petition but as per impugned order date of custody is stated as 01.03.2025.

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, Purnea in connection with Dagarua P.S. Case No. 22 of 2025, with the condition -:

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

7. The application stands allowed.

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