Patna High CourtCR. MISC./44269/2025bail rejected

Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

2025-07-10Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44269 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-355 Year-2024 Thana- SANDESH District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary Son of Bindeshwari Chaudhary Resident of Village - Narayanpur, P.S.- Sandesh, District - Bhojpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Uday Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-07-2025 Heard Mr. Uday Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 60 litres illicit liquor was recovered from a motorcycle of which this petitioner is registered owner.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be owner of the vehicle in question. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44269 of 2025(2) dt.10-07-2025 2/2

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that huge quantity of liquor was recovered from the vehicle of which this petitioner is registered owner. Petitioner has got one criminal antecedent of similar nature.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, fact that huge quantity of illicit liquor was recovered from the vehicle of which this petitioner is registered owner and criminal antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T