Manjeet Chauhan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59069 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-56 Year-2025 Thana- SONPUR RAIL P.S. District- Saran ====================================================== Manjeet Chauhan son of Lallu Resident of Village -Puraram Singh Savayan, PS- Sarpatha, District- Jaunpur, U.P.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 11-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Rail Sonepur P.S. Case No. 56 of 2025 for the offence registered under Sections 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, during platform checking total 10.5 litres of foreign liquor recovered from possession of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case on the basis of suspicion. He has no concern with the seized liquor. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner is a young boy of 21 years. There is no independent

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59069 of 2025(2) dt.11-09-2025 2/2 witness to the seizure list that is the violation of provision under Section 103 of the BNSS. Petitioner is in jail custody since 24.06.2025. He has two criminal antecedents out of which one case comes under Excise Act. He is on bail in both the cases. Petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the 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- 3, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Rail Sonepur P.S. Case No. 56 of 2025.

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