Sonu Ray @ Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56478 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-187 Year-2025 Thana- PARSA District- Saran ====================================================== Sonu Ray @ Sonu Kumar S/O Wakil Ray R/O Village- Pojhi, P.S- Derni, Distt.- Saran, Chapra.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nalin Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Md. Nazir Ansari, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 20-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 125 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from the scooty bearing Reg. No. BR04AW-0597.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Further submission is that similarly situated co-accused, namely, Imran Alam @ Ibran Alam has already been granted regular bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 04.08.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 51122 of 2025. The petitioner was arrested on the basis of confessional statement of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56478 of 2025(2) dt.20-08-2025 2/2 said co-accused. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The scooty from which the illicit liquor was recovered does not belong to the petitioner. Petitioner has one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. Petitioner is in custody since 02.07.2025 and there is no chance of his absconding or tampering with the evidence. Petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the 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 and the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.3, Saran at Chapra in connection with Parsa P.S. Case No.187 of 2025.

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