Piyush Kumar Jha @ Piyush Kumar @ Chhotu Kumar @ Chhotu Jha @ Gulli v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29681 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-167 Year-2019 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Begusarai ====================================================== Piyush Kumar Jha @ Piyush Kumar @ Chhotu Kumar @ Chhotu Jha @ Gulli son of Bipin Jha Resident of ward no 41 village - Bari Aighu, Mohaneghu, Ps- Begusarai Muffasil, Dist- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Saket Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Khurshid Anwar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-05-2025 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 Begusarai Excise P.S. Case No. 167C2 of 2019 dated 25.09.2019 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 188.73 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the Gumti.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29681 of 2025(2) dt.07-05-2025 2/2 recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has five criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 11.03.2025.

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, Begusarai in connection with Begusarai Excise P.S. Case No. 167C2 of 2019, 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) guddukr/- U T