Patna High CourtCR. MISC./44911/2025dismissed

Lalit Choupal v. The State Of Bihar

2025-07-16Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 44911 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-43 Year-2025 Thana- BHAIRAVSHTHAN District- Madhubani ====================================================== Lalit Choupal S/o Late Asharfi Choupal Resident of Village- Pokharbhinda, Police Station- Sakatpur, District- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nilendu Kumar Choudhary, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 16-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Bhairavsthan P.S. Case No. 43 of 2025 instituted for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that from a red color Scorpio, altogether 468 liters of nepali country-made liquor was recovered.

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. He also submits that the petitioner has got no concern with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 44911 of 2025(2) dt.16-07-2025 2/2 the seized vehicle. His name has been surfaced in this case, only on the basis of secret information. Nothing has been recovered from his possession.

5. In contra, learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of bail of the petitioner and submits that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of eight cases, out of those cases, five cases are of similar nature.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

7. Accordingly, the present bail application stands rejected.

8. However, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned trial court within four weeks. The learned trial court will consider his bail on its own merit on same day. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T