Praveen Prasad Gupta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58447 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-212 Year-2025 Thana- OBRA District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Praveen Prasad Gupta S/o- Amrit Sao Village- Labadha Ps- Obra DistAurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Kumar Veerendra Narayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 10-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered under Sections 30(a) and 30 (c) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. There is recovery of 56 litres country made liquor from diyara area and the accused persons including petitioner were arrested on the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case on the basis of suspicion. Nothing incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. The alleged recovery has been made of diyara area which is open place accessible to all. Petitioner has no concern either with the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58447 of 2025(2) dt.10-09-2025 2/2 seized liquor or the place of recovery. Charge sheet has already been submitted after investigation and there is no chance of tampering with the evidence or absconding the petitioner. Petitioner has one criminal antecedent of similar nature in which he is on bail. Petitioner is in jail since 11.06.2025 and he undertakes to cooperate in the trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the submissions of the parties, let the above named petitioner 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 Special Judge, Excise II, Aurangabad, Bihar in connection with Obra Excise P.S. Case No.212 of 2025.

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