Pappu Chaudhari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59111 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-423 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Pappu Chaudhari S/o Sahdev Chaudhari R/o Village- Pratappur, Ward No. 03, P.S.- Halsi, Distt- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rabi Bhushan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Akbar Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 16-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. There is recovery of 5 litres country made liquor from passage (galiyara) of the petitioner and petitioner is alleged to have tried to flee away but he was arrested.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case merely on the basis of his four criminal antecedents of similar nature in which he is on bail. Nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. The passage to house from where recovery has been made does not belong to the petitioner rather it belongs to his agnates.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59111 of 2025(3) dt.16-10-2025 2/3 Petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor. Charge sheet has already been submitted after investigation and there is no chance of tampering with the evidence or absconding of the petitioner. Petitioner is in jail since 11.07.2025 and he undertakes to cooperate in the trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the submissions of the parties, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Lakhisarai in connection with Excise P.S. Case No.423 of 2025 subject to the following conditions:- (i) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the learned Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the learned Trial Court itself; (ii) The petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidence, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bond;

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59111 of 2025(3) dt.16-10-2025 3/3 (iii) 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 bond. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) utkarsh/- U T