Ajit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60004 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-183 Year-2025 Thana- Excise Arwal District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Ajit Kumar, S/O Shyam Sah, Resident of Village- Pakaridih, P.S- Amnaur, District- Chapra at Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Ms. Meena Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 17-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Arwal Excise P.S. Case No. 183 of 2025 for the offences registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. There is recovery of 354.24 litre foreign liquor from the Brezza Car and petitioner was driver of the said car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case being driver of the seized vehicle. Petitioner is not the owner of the said vehicle. He had no knowledge about the seized liquor kept in the said car. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60004 of 2025(2) dt.17-09-2025 2/2 no concern with the alleged recovered article as well as the seized vehicle. Charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case. Petitioner has one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. He is in custody since 07.07.2025. 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. 2, Jehanabad in connection with Arwal Excise P.S. Case No. 183 of 2025. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J.) rakhi U T