Mukul Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40341 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-174 Year-2025 Thana- Daudnagar Excise District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Mukul Chaudhary, S/o Ashanand Chaudhari, R/o Village- Daudnagar, P.S.- Daudnagar, District- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs. Mukul Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bharat Lal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 04-07-2025 Heard Mrs. Mukul Kumari, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Bharat Lal, learned APP for the State. 2.The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Daudnagar Excise P.S. Case No. 174 of 2025 instituted for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that altogether 11.4 liters of country made liquor was recovered from a bike bearing Registration No. BR 26N 0177.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case. It has further been submitted that at the time of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40341 of 2025(2) dt.04-07-2025 2/2 occurrence, co-accused Sintu Kumar was driving the bike. Petitioner has been framed in this case as he is the owner of the bike. It has further been submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of petitioner. He is having no knowledge regarding the alleged liquor.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of bail of the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is having criminal antecedent of one case.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Daudnagar Excise P.S. Case No.174 of 2025, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge of Excise-II, Aurangabad, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T