Daya Shankar Choudhary @ Meghu Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31546 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-48 Year-2023 Thana- NOKHA District- Rohtas ====================================================== DAYA SHANKAR CHOUDHARY @ MEGHU CHOUDHARY SON OF SHIV VACHAN CHOUDHARY @ SHIV VACAHN SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- RAGHUNATHPUR, PS- NOKHA, DISTT- ROHTAS AT SASARAM ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs. Riya Singh, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nirmal Kumar Sinha, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-05-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks on resumption of physical mode. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Nokha P.S. Case No. 48 of 2023 dated 27.02.2023 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) (d) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. As per the prosecution case, total 50 litres of country made liquor, two small cylinders and other articles were recovered from an orchard near the village, Raghunathpur and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31546 of 2023(2) dt.25-05-2023 2/2 one person, namely Dayashankar Choudhary was apprehended who was trying to flee away.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor. The petitioner is also accused in two other criminal cases as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 28.02.2023.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

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, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Nokha P.S. Case No. 48 of 2023.

The application stands allowed.

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