Sikandar Kumar Sah @ Sikandar Kr. Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53318 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-87 Year-2025 Thana- Jhandapur District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== 1.

Sikandar Kumar Sah @ Sikandar Kr. Sah S/o Rajkumar Sah R/o VillageSamsha (Samsha), Ward No 11, P.S.- Mansoorchak, District- Begusarai 2.

Rajiv Saw @ Rajiv Sao @ Rajiv Sah S/o Krishndeo Saw @ Krishndeo Sao R/o Vill- Chiranjivipur, P.S.- Bachhwara, Distt- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sandip Kumar Gautam, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Asha Devi, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction in para 3 of the bail petitioner in course of the day.

3. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Jhandapur P.S. Case No. 87 of 2025 dated 20.06.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

4. As per the prosecution case, total 1304.4 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the pick-up van.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53318 of 2025(2) dt.06-08-2025 2/2 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 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 no criminal antecedent whereas the petitioner no. 2 has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since .

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

7. 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, Bhagalpur in connection with Jhandapur P.S. Case No. 87 of 2025.

8. The application stands allowed.

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