Patna High CourtCR. MISC./48930/2025bail granted

Gulab Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-07-23Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48930 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-72 Year-2025 Thana- SRINAGAR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Gulab Kumar S/O Umesh Mukhiya Resident of Village- Bakahi, PSYogapatti, District- West Champaran, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Niraj Kumar Sharma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Satya Nand Shukla ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-07-2025 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 Srinagar P.S. Case No. 72 of 2025 dated 12.03.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 84.22 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the two motorcycles and near the Gandak river.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is not the owner of the said vehicles. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48930 of 2025(2) dt.23-07-2025 2/2 Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 12.03.2025.

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, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Srinagar P.S. Case No. 72 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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