Kishore Pal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29404 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-120 Year-2024 Thana- LADANIA District- Madhubani ====================================================== Kishore Pal S/o Rajendra Pal @ Rajendra Ravpal R/o Vill- Gajhara Navtoli, P.S.- Ladaniya, Distt- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar Pandey, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh, APP ====================================================== 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 Ladaniya P.S. Case No. 120 of 2024 dated 28.04.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 272, 273 read with Section 34 of the I.P.C. and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 630 litres of illicit country-made liquor was recovered from the XUV 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 not the owner of the seized vehicle. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has 13 criminal antecedents as stated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29404 of 2025(2) dt.07-05-2025 2/2 para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 25.02.2025.

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 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, Madhubani in connection with Ladaniya P.S. Case No. 120 of 2024, with following conditions:- (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 bonds of the petitioner are liable to be cancelled. (ii) If the petitioner is found involved in similar nature of offence in future, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of his bail bond.

7. The application stands allowed.

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