Sonu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50769 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-245 Year-2018 Thana- LAKHISARAI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Sonu Singh S/o- Mahesh Singh Village- Salanochak PS Lakhisarai DistrictLakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Ankita Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Md. Anzarul Haque Sahara, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 31-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. Earlier the anticipatory bail was rejected by a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 18.01.2020 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 76809 of 2019.

3.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Lakhisarai PS Case No. 245 of 2018 instituted for the offences under Sections 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(a) and 37(i) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 4.

The prosecution case, in short, is that total 198 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from Pick-up vehicle bearing Regd No. BR08G-38000.

5.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50769 of 2025(2) dt.31-07-2025 2/2 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 neither the owner nor the driver of the seized vehicle. The petitioner is in custody since 13.05.2025 and has got two criminal antecedents in which he is on bail. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S.

6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 8.

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 Lakhisarai PS Case No. 245 of 2018.

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