Chitranjan Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55817 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-740 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Gaya ====================================================== Chitranjan Chaudhary, S/O Nirgun Chaudhary @ Nirgun Choudhary, Resident of Village- Steel City, Quarter No. 1617, Street 17, P.S. Harla, District- Bokaro (Jharkhand), ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Man Mohan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Uday Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 20-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Gaya Excise P.S. Case No. 740 of 2025 for the offence registered under Sections 30 (a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, 630 litres foreign liquor was recovered from a white colour Mahindra Company Tanker which was being driven by the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Petitioner is the driver of the seized tanker and he has no knowledge about the liquor kept in the tanker. Seized tanker
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55817 of 2025(2) dt.20-08-2025 2/2 does not belong to the petitioner. No any incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Charge-sheet has already been submitted and there is no chance of absconding of the petitioner and tampering with the evidence. Petitioner is in custody since 12.07.2025. He undertakes to co-operate in the trial.
5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for grant of regular bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions on behalf of the parties and the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned court below in Gaya Excise P.S. Case No. 740 of 2025.
(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T