Rupesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41676 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-77 Year-2025 Thana- PALANWA District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.
Rupesh Kumar S/o Late Robin Prasad Resident of village - Karmawa Bazar Karamawa, ward no. 08, P.S.- Majhauliya, District- West Champaran 2.
Sameer Kumar S/o Rajesh Prasad Resident of village - Karmawa Bazar Karamawa, ward no. 08, P.S.- Majhauliya, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Ajay Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Kumar Ranjit Ranjan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Palanwa P.S. Case No. 77/2025 dated 12.05.2025 registered for the offence punishable u/s 30(a) and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, total 54 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from sack tied with the motorcycle.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. As per para. 8 of the bail petition, the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41676 of 2025(2) dt.07-07-2025 2/2 petitioner no. 2 is the owner of the said motorcycle. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 13.05.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioners.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, East Champaran at Motihari, in connection with Palanwa P.S. Case No. 77/2025.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T