Patna High CourtCR. MISC./60707/2025allowed

Hansh Raj v. The State Of Bihar

2025-10-09Mr. Justice Sunil Dutta Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60707 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-172 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Hansh Raj, S/o Lalan Prasad, R/o Village- Karanja, P.S.- Naubatpur, DistrictPatna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Ganesh Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 09-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Excise (Bhojpur) P.S. Case No. 172 of 2025 for the offence registered under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 192 litres of illicit foreign liquor recovered from a white Creta car. It is alleged that petitioner is the driver of the seized car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case being the driver of the seized car. He has no concern with the seized liquor. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. He further submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60707 of 2025(3) dt.09-10-2025 2/2 the petitioner was not the owner of the seized car. He has no knowledge about the seized liquor loaded in the car. Petitioner is a young boy aged about 20 years. He is in jail custody since 14.07.2025, having clean antecedent. Petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial of the case.

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 and period of custody, 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-II, Bhojpur at Ara, in connection with Excise (Bhojpur) P.S. Case No. 172 of 2025.

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