Patna High CourtCR. MISC./39129/2025bail granted

Ankit Virat @ Ankit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-07-17Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39129 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-373 Year-2024 Thana- DALSINGHSARAI District- Samastipur ====================================================== Ankit Virat @ Ankit Kumar S/O Manoj Kumar @ Manoj Kumar Ray @ Manoj Ray R/O village - Daini Pagra , Police Station - Dalsingsarai , District - Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mahendra Pratap For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Indu Kumari Srivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-07-2025 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 Dalsingsarai P.S. Case No. 373 of 2024 dated 03.12.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 151.38 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the Mahindra vehicle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the said vehicle as stated in para-10 of the bail petition. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39129 of 2025(2) dt.17-07-2025 2/2 The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has three criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 07.04.2025.

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, Samastipur in connection with Dalsingsarai P.S. Case No. 373 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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