Ajeet Kumar @ Bajrangi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57928 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-150 Year-2025 Thana- Lakho District- Begusarai ====================================================== Ajeet Kumar @ Bajrangi S/O Police Rai Resident of Village- Dhabauli, P.S.- Lakho, District- Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== 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 Lakho P.S. Case No. 150 of 2025 for the offences registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. On secret information regarding keeping of illicit liquor by the petitioner and co-accused Pinku Roy in Daant of dried maize near a pond situated at Dhabauli Laxmi Tola, police party reached there. On search, total 9 liters of foreign liquor was recovered from the spot. Petitioner was apprehended and coaccused Pinku Roy fled away from the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case due to his four criminal antecedents. Nothing has been recovered from possession of the petitioner. Recovery of illicit liquor has been made from an open place. Petitioner has no concern either

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57928 of 2025(3) dt.09-10-2025 2/2 with the seized liquor or with the place of recovery. There is no independent witness to the seizure-list. He is in judicial custody since 04.07.2025. Charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case. There is no chance of absconding the petitioner or tampering with the evidence.

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions made on behalf of the parties, facts and circumstances of the case and period of custody, let the petitioner, named above, be enlarged on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge-I, Begusarai in connection with Lakho P.S. Case No. 150 of 2025, subject to following conditions: (I) Bailors should be local having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the Court concerned.

(II) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and on failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, the trial Court may cancel the bail of the petitioner.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J.) rakhi/- U T