Rahul Kumar @ Rahul Kumar Choudhary @ Rahul v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52688 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-132 Year-2025 Thana- JANTA BAZAR District- Saran ====================================================== Rahul Kumar @ Rahul Kumar Choudhary @ Rahul S/O Late Suresh Chaudhary R/O Village- Dhamsar, P.S- Janta Bazar, Distt.- Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Subodh Kumar Barnwal, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Pronoti Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 11-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Janta Bazar PS Case No. 132 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.
The prosecution case, in short, is that total 43 litres of country made liquor and manufacturing articles were recovered from Nala.
4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that recovery is made from an open place, which is accessible to
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52688 of 2025(2) dt.11-08-2025 2/2 one and all. It is further submitted that local chowkidar disclosed the name of the petitioner. The petitioner is in custody since 14.06.2025 and has got one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S. 5.
Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7.
Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- ( Rupees Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Janta Bazar PS Case No. 132 of 2025.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T