Rahul Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34235 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-151 Year-2025 Thana- BANJARIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Rahul Kumar Son of Upendra Prasad Village- Fhulwar, P.S.- Banjaria, DistEast Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bishweshwar Ram, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 26-06-2025 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Banjaria P.S. Case No. 151 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022. Petitioner has clean antecedent.

3. As per the prosecution case, the police on raid recovered 7.5 liters of foreign liquor from the bank of a pond

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case at the behest of the Chowkidar and no such recovery admittedly has been made from his conscious possession. It has further been submitted that the petitioner has no concern whatsoever with the said recovery, which has been recovered from an open space accessible by general public. The learned counsel for the petitioner lastly submits that petitioner has clean

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34235 of 2025(3) dt.26-06-2025 2/3 antecedent and he is in custody since 08.03.2025. The learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to deposit a sum of Rs. 5,000/- in the account of Advocate Association of the Patna High Court.

5. The learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid submissions made by the parties, I am inclined to grant the petitioner privilege of regular bail.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is allowed.

8. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on deposition of a sum of Rs. 5,000/- to the Advocate Association of the Patna High Court, Patna, and an acknowledgment receipt be submitted before the learned Court below prior to the furnishing bail bonds and thereafter bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Banjara P.S. Case No. 151 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his close relative and the other shall be local resident.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34235 of 2025(3) dt.26-06-2025 3/3 (ii) The petitioner shall remain physically present in Court on each date of the trial.

(iii) In case of absence on two consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned. (iv) If the petitioner is found involved in similar nature of offence in future, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move for cancellation of his bail bond.

(v) The learned Court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Sourendra Pandey, J) Siwani/- U T