Sujeet Kumar @ Rajan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56967 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-146 Year-2025 Thana- THALI District- Nawada ====================================================== 1.

Sujeet Kumar @ Rajan Kumar S/o Late Suresh Sao, R/o Village - Thali, P.S. - Thali District - Nawada 2.

Kamlesh Kumar @ Chhotu Son of Mahendra Rajbanshi, R/o Village - Thali, P.S. - Thali District - Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Akshay Lal Pandit, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 09-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioners seek regular bail in a case registered under Section 317(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 30(a) and 41 of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 150 litres of illicit liquor recovered from Hero Honda motorcycle which was driving by petitioner no. 1 and petitioner no. 2 was sitting on the back seat.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case due to ulterior motive. Further submission is that petitioners have no concern with the seized illicit liquor.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56967 of 2025(3) dt.09-10-2025 2/2 Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The charge-sheet has already been submitted after completion of investigation. Petitioner no. 1 has got one criminal antecedent and petitioner no. 2 has clean antecedent and there is no chance of their absconding or tampering with the evidence. Petitioners are in custody since 19.07.2025 and they undertake to cooperate in the trial.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioners.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and period of custody, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court concerned in connection with Thali P.S. Case No. 146 of 2025.

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