Rohan Kumar @ Mona v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53335 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-44 Year-2025 Thana- BOKHRA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Rohan Kumar @ Mona Ramnath Thakur @ Pheku Thaur R/O VillageBathaul, Ward No. 16, P.S. Bokhra, Madhusudanpur, District, Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Shikha Roy, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nityanand, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 01-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bokhra PS Case No. 44 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 387 litres of foreign liquor from the vehicle and 126 litres of foreign liquor from another vehicle.

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 petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the seized

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53335 of 2025(2) dt.01-08-2025 2/2 vehicles. The petitioner is in custody since 09.05.2025 and has got one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S. Similarly situated other co-accused has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 07.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 41914 of 2025. 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.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Bokhra PS Case No. 44 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T