Mohit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57874 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-219 Year-2025 Thana- RIVILGANJ District- Saran ====================================================== 1.

Mohit Kumar S/o- Lalan Chaudhary Resident - Bhaisahi, P.S- Chanpatiya, District- East Champaran 2.

Anuja Vivekanand S/o- Surjit Bhai Village- Jagdamba Enterprises A4/5 Calon, PS- Calon District- Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Alok Kumar Alok, 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 24.36 litres of illicit liquor from the motorcycle bearing Reg. No. BR04-AC-0457 on which both these petitioners were riding and were apprehended on the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. Further submission is that on the date of occurrence, petitioners had taken the motorcycle from their friend and they

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57874 of 2025(3) dt.17-09-2025 2/2 had no knowledge that in the dickey of the motorcycle or in the petrol tank, the illicit liquor was kept. Petitioners have no concern with the seized illicit liquor and motorcycle. It is submitted that the charge-sheet has already been submitted after completion of investigation. Petitioners have no criminal antecedents and there is no likelihood of their absconding or tampering with the evidence. Petitioners are in custody since 06.07.2025. Petitioners undertake to cooperate in the trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. 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 JudgeII, Saran at Chapra in connection with Revilganj P.S. Case No. 219 of 2025.

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