Meva Lal v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45566 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-135 Year-2025 Thana- BUXAR INDUSTRIAL District- Buxar ====================================================== 1.
Meva Lal S/o Singasan Kushwaha Resident of village- Majharia, P.S.- Buxar (Ind), District- Buxar 2.
Tetari Devi W/o Meva Lal Resident of village- Majharia, P.S.- Buxar (Ind), District- Buxar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Manish Rai Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Rabindra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 17-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners seek bail in connection with Buxar (I) P.S. Case No. 135 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that, 381.54 liters liquor was recovered from the house of petitioner no. 1 and both the petitioners were apprehended on spot.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45566 of 2025(2) dt.17-07-2025 2/2 the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioners also submits that the alleged recovery has been made from the veranda of the joint house of petitioner no. 1 where other family members also reside. The petitioners are in custody since 25.05.2025 and have got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
5. Learned APP 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 petitioners.
7. Let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Buxar (I) P.S. Case No. 135 of 2025.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T