Rajeev Kumar Tuddu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40149 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-131 Year-2024 Thana- FALKA District- Katihar ====================================================== Rajeev Kumar Tuddu S/O Damodar Tuddu Resident of Darmahi, Police Station- Falka, District- Katihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajit Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 20-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition a& Excise Act.

3. It would appear from the FIR and seizure list that 132.390 liters of foreign liquor was recovered from four wheeler and two persons namely, Jitendra Rai and Kamal Hussain were arrested on the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR rather the same has transpired during the course of investigation on the ground that he was the owner of one of the motorcycle which was parked near the place of occurrence, however there is no recovery from

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40149 of 2025(2) dt.20-06-2025 2/2 the said motorcycle. It has also been pointed out that the two accused persons who were arrested on the spot along with the liquor have already been granted bail namely, Jitendra Rai and Kamal Hussain vide order dated 11.09.2024 and 18.10.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No.63940 of 2024 and Cr. Misc. No.71542 of 2024 respectively. Further, Annexure-3 is also on record whereby another accused person Bipin Mandal was also granted bail. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 16.04.2025.

5. The learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and also taking into consideration that the petitioner has clean antecedent, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/ successor court in Falka P.S. Case No. 131 of 2024.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) N.K/- U T