Patna High CourtCR. MISC./48883/2025bail granted

Shivam Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-07-25Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48883 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-16 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Begusarai ====================================================== Shivam Kumar S/o Late Shatrughan Choudhary @ Late Shatrudhan Chaudhary R/o Village- Fateha, Ward No. 02, P.S.- Bachhwara, DistrictBegusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shubhesh Pandey, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 16 of 2025 dated 09.01.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 669.600 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the pickup van.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48883 of 2025(2) dt.25-07-2025 2/3 this case. The petitioner is not the owner of the seized vehicle. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The co-accused person has already been granted regular bail by this court vide order dated 28.03.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 15238/2025. The petitioner has five criminal antecedents in which he is on bail as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 28.06.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Begusarai in connection with Begusarai Excise P.S. Case No. 16 of 2025 with further condition :- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48883 of 2025(2) dt.25-07-2025 3/3 bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T