Lalit Kumar @ Lalit Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60761 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-28 Year-2025 Thana- KARPURIGRAM District- Samastipur ====================================================== Lalit Kumar @ Lalit Singh S/o Baleshwar Singh, R/o- Fatehpur Bala, P.S.- Mushrigharari, Dist- Samastipur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Mili Kumari, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nagendra Prasad, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 18-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Karpoorigram P.S. Case No.28 of 2025 instituted under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 31.335 litre illicit foreign liquor from the Mango orchard. It is alleged that the petitioner and other co-accused persons on seeing the police managed to flee away from the spot leaving their motorcycles.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case being the owner of one of the motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR-33G-7961. He further submits that petitioner was not present on the spot, rather his motorcycle was parked in the said orchard. Learned counsel submits that no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60761 of 2025(2) dt.18-09-2025 2/2 incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of petitioner. He further submits that petitioner has no concern with the alleged seized liquor. Learned counsel submits that there is no independent witness to the seizure list. He further submits that petitioner is in custody since 19.06.2025 and he has clean antecedent. Learned counsel submits that there is no likelihood of absconding the petitioner or tampering with the evidence and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the period of custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge Excise 1st, Samastipur in connection with Karpoorigram P.S. Case No.28 of 2025.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T