Hariom Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45964 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-77 Year-2025 Thana- LAUKAHI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Hariom Kumar S/o Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Chaudhary R/o Village- Manshapur, P.S- Laukahi, District-Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Baleshwar Kamat, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 15-09-2025 Heard Mr. Baleshwar Kamat, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Laukahi P.S. Case No.77 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 336(2), 338 and 349 of the B.N.S.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the informant is a representative of Hindustan Uniliver Company. He received an information that duplicate products of Uniliver Company are being collected by the petitioner and on this information certain products of that company was recovered. From perusal of the FIR itself, it is clear that the informant says that when he compared the same with the Hindustan Uniliver, he found that the products were fake. Regarding other products, it is alleged

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45964 of 2025(3) dt.15-09-2025 2/2 that the experts of the company will arrive and give their report.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the report, which the informant has stated that will be submitted by experts, has not been submitted during entire investigation. It is further submitted that there is no material to show that the seized articles were fake one. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. The petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 20.04.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., 1st, Jhanjharpur, District Madhubani in connection with Laukahi P.S. Case No.77 of 2025.

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