Sri Tuleshwar Nath Jha @ Tulla Jha @ Sri Tulla Jha @ Tuleshwar Nath Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41517 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-62 Year-2024 Thana- GHATHO District- Samastipur ====================================================== Sri Tuleshwar Nath Jha @ Tulla Jha @ Sri Tulla Jha @ Tuleshwar Nath Jha S/O Sri Dinesh Jha @ Dinesh Jha R/O Village- Sultanpur Ghatho, P.SGhatho, Distt.- Samastipur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Surya Narayan Roy, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dilip Kumar No. 1, 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 Ghatho P.S. Case No. 62/2024 dated 01.10.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 247.500 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the bush of Bhairwa Chauri garden.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery rather the recovery has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41517 of 2025(2) dt.17-07-2025 2/2 made from an open place which is accessible to anyone. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The co-accused person has already been granted anticipatory bail by this court vide order dated 09.05.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 18955/2025. The petitioner has three criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 19.05.2025.

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, Samastipur in connection with Ghatho P.S. Case No. 62/2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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