Pramod Kumar @ Pramod Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38682 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-11 Year-2023 Thana- WAJIRGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== Pramod Kumar @ Pramod Yadav S/O Late Shyamlal Yadav @ Late Siyamlal Yadav @ Siyalal R/O Village- Rangaini, PS-Fatehpur, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rakesh Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-07-2025 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 Wazirganj P.S. Case No. 11 of 2023 dated 06.01.2023 for the offences punishable u/ss 413 and 414 of the Indian Penal Code and u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 500 litres of illicit mahua liquor was recovered from the four different vehicles.

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 and he has no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The co-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38682 of 2025(2) dt.10-07-2025 2/2 accused person has already been granted anticipatory bail by this court vide order dated 19.01.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 83527/2023. The petitioner has six criminal antecedents 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, Gaya in connection with Wazirganj P.S. Case No. 11 of 2023 with the condition :- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

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