Sundar Lal Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57465 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-95 Year-2025 Thana- MADHWAPUR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Sundar Lal Yadav S/o- Udesh Yadav, R/o Village - Bharantol , P.s- Bisfi , District - Madhubani.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gagan Deo Yadav, Advocate.

Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate.

Mr. Vinod Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 25-09-2025 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 Sections 274 & 275 of B.N.S., 2023 and Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, there is recovery of 405 litre illicit Nepali liquor from the Maruti Baleno Car bearing Registration No. BR-01CY-8313 and the driver of the vehicle who is petitioner in the present case was apprehended on the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that petitioner is not the owner of the seized vehicle and he has no concern with the alleged seized liquor. Learned counsel submits that no incriminating article has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57465 of 2025(3) dt.25-09-2025 2/2 been recovered from the conscious possession of petitioner. He further submits that petitioner is driver of the seized vehicle and he had no knowledge that the said illicit liquor was kept in the seized vehicle. Learned counsel submits that petitioner is in custody since 07.07.2025, having one criminal antecedent of different nature, in which he is on bail and charge sheet had already been submitted in this case after completion of investigation. He further submits that there is no likelihood of absconding the petitioner or tampering with the evidence and he 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, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the period of custody, 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 Court concerned in connection with Madhwapur P.S. Case No.95 of 2025, G.R. No.929 of 2025. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T