Munna Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57922 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-96 Year-2025 Thana- PARSAUNI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== 1.

Munna Chaudhary S/O Late Chandeshwar Chaudhary R/O Village - Parsauni Mailwar, P.S. - Parsauni, Dist. - Sitamarhi 2.

Manju Devi W/O Late Chandeshwar Chaudhary R/O Village - Parsauni Mailwar, P.S. - Parsauni, Dist. - Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Ms. Madhuri Lata, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 17-09-2025 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 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 75 litres of illicit liquor from the house of the petitioners.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case due to village politics. Further submission is that the illicit liquor has been recovered from the joint family property belonging to the petitioners where entire family members used to reside. Petitioners have no knowledge about the seized illicit liquor. It is submitted that the charge-sheet has already been submitted after completion of investigation. Petitioner no. 1 has three criminal antecedents whereas petitioner no. 2 has two

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57922 of 2025(3) dt.17-09-2025 2/2 criminal antecedents in which they are on bail. Petitioner no. 1 is in custody since 27.06.2025 and petitioner no. 2 is a lady and is in custody since 17.06.2025. There is no likelihood of their absconding or tampering with the evidence. Petitioners 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 and the submissions of learned counsel for the parties as well as custody of the petitioners, 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 Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 2, Sitamarhi in connection with Parsauni P.S. Case No. 96 of 2025 with further condition:- (i) the petitioners shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of their bail bonds. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) utkarsh/- U T