Srinath Verman v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57498 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-363 Year-2025 Thana- CHHATAUNI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Srinath Verman S/o Sri Charan Chandra Varman @ Sri Charan Barman, R/o Village - Sirsa Colony, P.S - Muffasil, District - East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shubham Shivansh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Asha Kumari, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 03-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Chhatauni P.S. Case No.363 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 52, 37 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, on secret information that some persons were consuming liquor in a hotel, the police team reached there and recovered 1.500 litre English wine and two empty consumed bottles from the said hotel and arrested 18 persons who were consuming liquor including hotel manager and owner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case being the manager of the hotel. He further submits that petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor. Learned counsel submits

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57498 of 2025(2) dt.03-09-2025 2/2 that name of petitioner has been implicated in this case only on the basis of confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused persons. He further submits that there is no independent witness of the seizure list and there is non-compliance of mandatory provisions of law in preparing the seizure list. Learned counsel submits that petitioner is in custody since 16.06.2025, having clean antecedent and the charge sheet has already been submitted in this case. Learned counsel submits that there is no chance of absconding the petitioner or tampering with the evidence and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and 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 bonds 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.I, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Chhatauni P.S. Case No.363 of 2025. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T