Chital Kumar @ Rajesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60821 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-191 Year-2025 Thana- DORIGANJ District- Saran ====================================================== Chital Kumar @ Rajesh Kumar, S/o Umesh Rai, R/o Village- Purbi Balua, P.S.- Doriganj, District- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 18-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Doriganj P.S. Case No. 191 of 2025 for the offences registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. On getting secret information regarding transportation of illicit liquor on a motorcycle, police party reached at the marked place. Seeing the police party accused persons fled away on motorcycle leaving a jute sack. On search, 50 litre country made liquor was recovered from the sack. Local persons disclosed the name of petitioner and one co-accused who fled away from the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60821 of 2025(2) dt.18-09-2025 2/3 petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case due to his four criminal antecedents. Petitioner was not apprehended on the spot. Petitioner has no concern with the seized liquor. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Recovery has been made from an open place. There is no independent witness to the seizure-list. Petitioner is in custody since 13.07.2025. Petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the trial.

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 Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 3, Saran at Chapra in connection with Doriganj P.S. Case No. 191 of 2025, subject to following conditions:- (I) Bailors should be local having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the Court concerned.

(II) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and on failure on two consecutive dates without

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60821 of 2025(2) dt.18-09-2025 3/3 sufficient reason, the trial Court may cancel the bail of the petitioner.

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