Patna High CourtCR. MISC./42559/2025bail granted

Chunnu Rai @ Manish Kumar @ Manish Rai v. The State Of Bihar

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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42559 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-141 Year-2024 Thana- Hariharnath P.S. District- Saran ====================================================== Chunnu Rai @ Manish Kumar @ Manish Rai S/o Vishwanath Rai R/o Village- Sonpur Dagara BazarHashi Gali, P.S.- Hariharnath, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ganesh Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dinesh Singh ====================================================== 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 Hariharnath P.S. Case No. 141 of 2024 dated 10.11.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 32 litres of illicit country-made liquor was recovered from the sack beside the road.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The recovery has been made from an open place which is accessible to anyone. Nothing has been recovered from

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42559 of 2025(2) dt.07-07-2025 2/2 the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has two criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 10.05.2025.

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, Saran in connection with Hariharnath P.S. Case No. 141 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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