Bittu Kumar @ Bittu Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57336 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-129 Year-2025 Thana- JANTA BAZAR District- Saran ====================================================== Bittu Kumar @ Bittu Kumar Singh son of Late Ramesh Singh VillageSiristapur Police Station -Janta Bazar Disrict -Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bishwajeet Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Akbar Ali, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 21-08-2025 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. It is alleged that this petitioner was found unloading liquor from his scooty and on seeing the police, he left the scooty and fled away from the spot. On search, 63.69 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from bush near the house of the petitioner. The scooty was also searched but nothing was found therein. Chowkidar identified the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case being the owner of seized scooty, which was found near the place of occurrence and on the confessional statement of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57336 of 2025(2) dt.21-08-2025 2/2 Chowkidar. Further submission is that the alleged recovery of illicit liquor has been made from an open place easily accessible to public. Petitioner has no concern with the seized illicit liquor. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. It is submitted that petitioner has one antecedent in which he is on bail. Petitioner is in custody since 04.07.2025. There is no chance of absconding of the petitioner 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 Janta Bazar P.S. Case No.129 of 2025.

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