Ajay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59646 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2025 Thana- KAMTAUL District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Ajay Kumar S/o Ram Dular R/o Village- Dugauli Khurd, P.S.- Badlapur, District- Jaunpur, State- Uttar Pradesh ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mrs. Sangeeta Sharma, 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 Kamtaul P.S. Case No. 122 of 2025 for the offence registered under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 4523.04 litres of illicit foreign liquor recovered from a truck bearing Registration No. UP81ET-1576. Petitioner is alleged to be the driver of the seized vehicle.

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 truck. Nothing incriminating recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner was only the driver of the seized vehicle. He had no knowledge about the seized liquor

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59646 of 2025(3) dt.09-10-2025 2/2 loaded in the truck. Petitioner is in jail custody since 09.06.2025, having two criminal antecedents in which he is on bail. 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 Court concerned, Darbhanga, in connection with Kamtaul P.S. Case No. 122 of 2025, with further conditions that:- (i) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself.

(ii) The petitioner shall desist from committing any such criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of bail bonds. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T