Patna High CourtCR. MISC./39567/2024allowed

Maheshi Chaudhary @ Mahesh Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

2024-07-10Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39567 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-89 Year-2024 Thana- BIHIA District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Maheshi Chaudhary @ Mahesh Chaudhary S/o- Shri Niwash Chaudhary Village- Teghara Ps- Bihiya dist- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Surendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-07-2024 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 Bihiya P.S. Case No. 89 of 2024 dated 19.03.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 120 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered from the Car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the owner of the said vehicle but the same was not being driven by him at the time of the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39567 of 2024(3) dt.10-07-2024 2/2 possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 24.04.2024.

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 nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner and 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, Bhojpur, in connection with Bihiya P.S. Case No. 89 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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