Patna High CourtCR. MISC./42516/2025bail granted

Ankit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42516 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-140 Year-2025 Thana- Arwal District- Arwal ====================================================== Ankit Kumar S/o Amrendra Sharma Village- Kalyanpur, PS- Paliganj, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Jagdhar Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-07-2025 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 Arwal P.S. Case No. 140 of 2025 dated 13.04.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 360.50 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the bus.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the passenger of the said vehicle. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42516 of 2025(2) dt.07-07-2025 2/2 The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 13.04.2025.

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, Jehanabad in connection with Arwal P.S. Case No. 140 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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