Patna High CourtCR. MISC./59747/2025bail granted

Premdhar Rai @ Suraj Kumar @ Suraj v. The State Of Bihar

2025-08-30Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59747 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-460 Year-2025 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Premdhar Rai @ Suraj Kumar @ Suraj S/o Late Jhimmi Rai @ Jhimilal Ray R/o vill- Sabalpur Hasti Tola, PS- Sonpur, Distt.- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ganesh Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Renuka Ratanakar (App125) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 460/2025 dated 13.05.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 3067.56 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the truck.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the said vehicle. The name of the petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59747 of 2025(2) dt.30-08-2025 2/2 sprung up on mere suspicion. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has three criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 01.08.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Saran at Chapra in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 460/2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T