Pappu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47125 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-73 Year-2025 Thana- YADOPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== 1.

Pappu Kumar S/o Suresh Mahto Resident of Village - Satamanpur (Samalpur), P.S. - Warisnagar, District - Samastipur 2.

Manish Kumar S/o Santosh Mahto Resident of Village - Satamanpur (Samalpur), P.S. - Warisnagar, District - Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bijay Prakash Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nityanand, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 22-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioners seek bail in connection with Jadopur PS Case No. 73 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 458.64 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from Two Cars. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that petitioner no. 1 is the driver and petitioner no. 2

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47125 of 2025(2) dt.22-07-2025 2/2 is the co-driver of the seized vehicles and they have no knowledge regarding the nature of goods kept in the vehicles. The petitioners are in custody since 28.04.2025. Petitioner no. 1 has one criminal antecedent and petitioner no. 2 has no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S. 5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners. 6.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7.

Let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Jadopur PS Case No. 73 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T