Vikash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46235 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-127 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Supaul ====================================================== Vikash Kumar, S/O Chandar Yadav, R/O Village-Sukhasan, Ward no. 4, P.S.- Kishanpur, District-Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pramod Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Naresh Ray, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 04-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Supaul Prohibition P.S. Case No. 127 of 2025 for the offence registered under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 3281 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from a truck bearing Registration No. CG04PU-5017 and two persons including the petitioner were arrested from the truck and three co-accused persons fled away from the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. The petitioner has taken lift and he had no knowledge about the illicit liquor loaded in the said truck. He has no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46235 of 2025(3) dt.04-09-2025 2/2 concern with the seized liquor. Nothing incriminating was recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. He was not involved in the occurrence. Petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the said truck. He is a student aged about 20 years. Petitioner is in jail custody since 01.05.2025, having no criminal antecedent. Charge-sheet has already been submitted and there is no chance of absconding or tampering with the evidence. Petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the trial of the case.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and period of custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise Court No. II, Supaul, in connection with Supaul Prohibition P.S. Case No. 127 of 2025.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T