Rohit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40296 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-119 Year-2025 Thana- SHEKHPURA District- Sheikhpura ====================================================== 1.

ROHIT KUMAR S/o- Late Karu Ram Resident of Village- Murarpur Police Station-Korma District- Sheikhpura 2.

Ghanshyam Ram @ Ghanshyam Dhari S/o- Late Karu Ram Resident of Village- Murarpur Police Station-Korma District- Sheikhpura ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Nilendu Kumar Choudhary For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Khurshid Anwar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Sheikhpura P.S. Case No. 119 of 2025 dated 23.04.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 30(a) and 56(b) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 30 litres of illicit country-made liquor was recovered from the sacks thrown from the motorcycle at Mehush More.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40296 of 2025(2) dt.25-06-2025 2/3 implicated in this case. The petitioner no.2 is the owner of the said motorcycle. Local chowkidar disclosed the name of the petitioners. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner no.1 (Rohit Kumar) has 8 criminal antecedents and the petitioner no.2 (Ghanshyam Ram @ Ghanshyam Dhari) has 23 criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 24.04.2025.

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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Sheikhpura in connection with Sheikhpura P.S. Case No. 119 of 2025, with following conditions:- (i) The petitioners are directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioners are liable to be cancelled.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40296 of 2025(2) dt.25-06-2025 3/3 (ii) If the petitioner no.2 (Ghanshyam Ram @ Ghanshyam Dhari) is found involved in any case in future, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of his bail bond.

7. The application stands allowed.

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