Mani Bhushan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30550 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-295 Year-2019 Thana- SAKRA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Mani Bhushan Kumar Son of Ashok Thakur Resident of Village - Gannipur Bejha, P.S.- Sakra, District - Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anjani Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajiv Nayan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-05-2025 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 Sakra P.S. Case No. 295 of 2019 (G.R. No. 1137 of 2019) dated 18.06.2019 registered for the offences punishable u/s 272 and 273 of the IPC and section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 846.720 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the pickup van and 34.560 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the house of the co-accused Vikash Kumar.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30550 of 2025(2) dt.12-05-2025 2/2 this case. As per the impugned order, the petitioner is the driver of the said vehicle, however learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the said vehicle does not belong to the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. 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 20.03.2025.

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, Muzaffarpur in connection with Sakra P.S. Case No. 295 of 2019 (G.R. No. 1137 of 2019).

7. The application stands allowed.

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