Patna High CourtCR. MISC./38351/2025bail granted

Chunnu Singh @ Pushpendra Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2025-06-25Mr. Justice Rajiv Roy3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38351 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-515 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Chunnu Singh @ Pushpendra Kumar Singh Son of Late Bhikhari Singh Resident of Village- More Dihri, P.S - Jamhor, Distt.- Aurangabad. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar 2.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

None For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Sangeeta Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 25-06-2025 No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. However, learned APP for the State is present.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with G.R. NO. 932 of 2025, arising out of Excise P.S. Case No. 515 of 2025 for the offence under Sections 30(a), 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, lodged on 14.05.2025 by the informant, Vishwajeet Kumar Singh.

3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleges that during checking of the vehicle, an auto was intercepted and there is recovery of 204.9 litres of country made liquor. This led to the F.I.R.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38351 of 2025(2) dt.25-06-2025 2/3 per the averments made in the petition, nothing has been recovered from his conscious possession nor he is the owner of the seized vehicle. Petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail and submits that the name of the petitioner cropped up in this case on the basis of secret information.

6. Taking into account the submissions of the parties as also that petitioner has no criminal antecedent, in that background, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail with conditions.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court of Special Judge of Excise-II, Aurangabad connection with G.R. NO. 932 of 2025, arising out of Excise P.S. Case No. 515 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C., as also with the following conditions:- (i) one of the bailor should be the family member /relative of the petitioner who shall provide official document to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38351 of 2025(2) dt.25-06-2025 3/3 show his/her bona fide;

(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his/her bail bond by the Trial Court itself;

(iii) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;

(iv) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) Ranjeet/- U T