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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./48627/2025bail granted

Vishal Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-07-29Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48627 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-141 Year-2025 Thana- KAHALGAON District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Vishal Kumar S/o Munna Choudhary R/o Mohalla- Mohadinagar, Ward No 50, PS- Babarganj, Distt- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rana Hason, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 29-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kahalgaon PS Case No. 141 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 29.500 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from Car bearing Regd No. BR10AU-1338.

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that petitioner is the driver of the seized vehicle and he has no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48627 of 2025(2) dt.29-07-2025 2/2 knowledge regarding the nature of goods kept in the vehicle. The petitioner is in custody since 02.05.2025 and has got 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 petitioner. 6.

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

7.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Kahalgaon PS Case No. 141 of 2025.

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