Sandeep Singh @ Sandeep Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55958 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-123 Year-2025 Thana- MIRGANJ District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Sandeep Singh @ Sandeep Kumar, S/O Amarjeet Singh, Resident of VillageKusaundhi, P.S.- Mirganj, District- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dewanand Tiwari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar 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 Mirganj P.S. Case No. 123 of 2025 for the offence registered under Sections 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 207 litres country made liquor was recovered from cartoon and gunny bag in wheat field near the house of the petitioner and the petitioner fled away on seeing the police raid.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case on the basis of suspicion. The alleged recovery was made from the wheat field which is an open place accessible to public

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55958 of 2025(2) dt.20-08-2025 2/2 which does not belong to the petitioner. Petitioner was neither present on the spot nor any incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor. Petitioner has three criminal antecedents out of which in one case belongs to Excise Act. He further submits that there is no independent witness to the seizure list. 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 01.06.2025. 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 Mirganj P.S. Case No. 123 of 2025. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T