Patna High CourtCR. MISC./39137/2025bail granted

Chhotu Kumar @ Chitranjan v. The State Of Bihar

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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39137 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-73 Year-2025 Thana- KADAMKUAN District- Patna ====================================================== Chhotu Kumar @ Chitranjan S/O Late Krishna Prasad Village- Musallahpur Haat, Beside the lane of kisan cold Storage, P.S.- Kadam Kuan, Distt.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Khushi Awadh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sharda Kumari, APP ====================================================== 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 Kadamkuan P.S. Case No. 73 of 2025 dated 02.02.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 162 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the Scooty and the pick-up van.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39137 of 2025(2) dt.17-07-2025 2/2 recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 03.02.2025. The co-accused person has already been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 08.04.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 17350 of 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, Patna in connection with Kadamkuan P.S. Case No. 73 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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