Rahul Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57988 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-100 Year-2025 Thana- MEDNI CHAUKI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Rahul Kumar S/o Vijay Kumar @ Vijay Kumar Yadav R/o VillageBudhramchak, P.S.- Dhanarua, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Ramesh Chandra, 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 Mednichowki P.S. Case No. 100 of 2025 for the offences registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. There is recovery of 2640 litre illicit liquor from a Bolero Pick-up Van. Allegation against the petitioner is that he was working as a liner and was sitting in a Baleno Car. He was apprehended on the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered either from the conscious possession of the petitioner or from the Baleno Car in which he

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57988 of 2025(3) dt.11-09-2025 2/2 was sitting. Recovery has been made from Bolero Pick-up Van which does not belong to the petitioner. Petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor. Petitioner was not working as a liner. He had no knowledge about the seized liquor. Petitioner has one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. He is in judicial custody since 11.07.2025.

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/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District & Additional Sessions Judge-VII-cumExclusive Special Excise Court-II, Lakhisarai in connection with Mednichowki P.S. Case No. 100 of 2025.

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