Patna High CourtCR. MISC./50367/2025bail granted

Ashok Kumar Rai @ Ashok Rai v. The State Of Bihar

2025-07-29Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50367 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-433 Year-2025 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali ====================================================== 1.

Ashok Kumar Rai @ Ashok Rai Son of Sakal Deo Rai Villege -Raghunathpatti, PS -Vaishali Distt -Vaishali 2.

Pramod Thakur son of Prabhu Thakur Village- Khargauliya, Ps- Vaishali, Dist- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Nidhi Anand For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Braj Kishore Pd.(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-07-2025 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 Vaishali P.S. Case No. 433/2025 dated 23.06.2025 registered for the offence punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 218.34 litres of illicit foreign liquor and 4 litres of beer were recovered from the open field.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50367 of 2025(2) dt.29-07-2025 2/2 possession of the petitioners. The recovery is made from an open place which is accessible to anyone. The petitioners have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 28.06.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently 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, Vaishali at Hajipur, in connection with Vaishali P.S. Case No. 433/2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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