Karan Kumar @ Chhotu @ Chhotu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29150 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-17 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Begusarai ====================================================== Karan Kumar @ Chhotu @ Chhotu Kumar S/o Jay Jay Ram Singh, Resident of ward no 45, Mohalla/Village - Chhoti Eighu, P.O. - Mohan Eighu, P.S. - Begusarai Muffasil, Distt.- Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Saket Kumar. Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pradeep Narain Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 11.34 litres of illicit foreign liquor has been recovered from the Scooty.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. Petitioner was not arrested from the spot and name of petitioner transpired on the basis of confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused person namely, Jay Jay Ram Singh.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29150 of 2025(2) dt.14-05-2025 2/2 Petitioner is not the owner of the seized Scooty.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the bail petition and submits that petitioner carries one criminal antecedent of similar nature.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest / surrender before the learned trial Court within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge Excise Act-II, Begusarai, in connection with Begusarai Excise P.S. Case No. 17 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. / Section 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shahnawaz/- U T