Ujawal Singh @ Ujawal Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49854 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-170 Year-2025 Thana- ARA MUFFSIL District- Bhojpur ====================================================== 1.

Ujawal Singh @ Ujawal Kumar S/O Sanjay Singh Resident of VillagePipara, Dhobaha, P.S- Ara Muffasil, District- Bhojpur. 2.

Ujawal Dubey S/O Rajendra Dubey Resident of Village- Pipara, Dhobaha, P.S- Ara Muffasil, District- Bhojpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajay Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Lalan Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Ara Muffasil P.S. Case No. 170 of 2025 dated 21.06.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 68.580 litres of illicit English liquor was recovered from the motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The name of the petitioners was transpired in this case merely on suspicion. The petitioners are

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49854 of 2025(2) dt.28-07-2025 2/2 not the owner of the seized vehicle and they have no knowledge about the aforesaid seized liquor. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioner no. 1 has one criminal antecedent whereas the petitioner no. 2 has two criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 21.06.2025.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Ara Muffasil P.S. Case No. 170 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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