Vijay Kumar @ Vijay Shah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49669 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-147 Year-2025 Thana- BHAPTIAHI District- Supaul ====================================================== 1.

Vijay Kumar @ Vijay Shah S/O Shiv Kumar Shah @ Shiva Kumar Shah Resident of Village- Chikani Ward No. 8, P.S- Bhapatiyahi, District- Supaul. 2.

Nitish Kumar @ Nitish Ram S/O Satish Ram R/O Village- Banainiya Ward No. 15, P.S- Bhapatiyahi, Distt.- Supaul.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kamal Kishore Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shaheen Begum ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in Session Trial Excise Case No. 621 of 2025 arising out of Bhapatiyahi P.S. Case No. 147 of 2025 dated 26.06.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 216 litres of illicit Nepali country-made liquor was recovered from the four-wheeler vehicle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioners are neither the owner nor the driver of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49669 of 2025(2) dt.28-07-2025 2/2 the seized vehicle as stated in para-8 of the bail petition. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have no concern with the alleged vehicle. The petitioners have no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 26.06.2025.

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 abovenamed, are 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, Supaul in Session Trial Excise Case No. 621 of 2025 arising out of Bhapatiyahi P.S. Case No. 147 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

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