Patna High CourtCR. MISC./39473/2025bail granted

Bhim Kumar Das v. The State Of Bihar

2025-06-25Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39473 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-261 Year-2023 Thana- KAHALGAON District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Bhim Kumar Das S/o Makul Kumar Das R/o Village- Amapur, P.S.- Kahalgaon, Dist.- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajive Ranjan Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-06-2025 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 Kahalgaon P.S. Case No. 261 of 2023 dated 04.03.2023 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 45 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered from the motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The name of the petitioner has sprung up in the confessional statement of the co-accused, Pawan Kumar. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39473 of 2025(2) dt.25-06-2025 2/2 been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 15.04.2025.

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, Bhagalpur in connection with Kahalgaon P.S. Case No. 261 of 2023, Special Case No. 1183/23 .

7. The application stands allowed.

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