Patna High CourtCR. MISC./34086/2025bail granted

Sujit Kumar Thakur @ Sujeet Kumar Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

2025-05-29Mr. Justice Sourendra Pandey3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34086 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-22 Year-2025 Thana- DEODHA District- Madhubani ====================================================== Sujit Kumar Thakur @ Sujeet Kumar Thakur S/o Gugul Thakur Resident of Village- Kusamar P.S Khajauli Distt. Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Subhash Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 29-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Deodha P.S. Case No.22 of 2025 registered for the offences under Sections 274, 275, 3(5) of BNS and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case the police on information that illegal liquor from Nepal is being smuggled, intercepted two motorcycles. The persons riding the motorcycles on seeing the police managed to escape and on search total 342 litres of Nepali liquor was recovered from both the motorcycles which was seized.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34086 of 2025(2) dt.29-05-2025 2/3 case. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and he is stated to be the owner of one of the motorcycles which was seized. The learned counsel for the petitioner next submits that he has no concern with the recovered Nepali liquor. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has clean antecedent and he is in custody since 13.04.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and stated that huge quantity of liquor was recovered from the motorcycle.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account that the petitioner was not apprehended and has clean antecedent, let the petitioner abovenamed be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge (Excise Court)m Madhubani in connection with Deodha P.S. Case No.22 of 2025 subject to the conditions :- a. One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his close relative.

b. The petitioner shall remain physically present in Court on each date of the trial.

c. In case of absence on two consecutive

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34086 of 2025(2) dt.29-05-2025 3/3 dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to the cancelled by the court concerned.

d. The 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 afore-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification. (Sourendra Pandey, J) Saurav/- U T