Patna High CourtCR. MISC./59846/2025bail granted

Pintus Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-08-27Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59846 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-378 Year-2024 Thana- DHANARUA District- Patna ====================================================== Pintus Kumar S/o Yogendra Prasad Resident of Village - Kashinagar, P.S.- Dhanrua, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sheonandan Pandit, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajendra Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 27-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Dhanrua P.S. Case No. 378 of 2024 instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 224.250 litres of liquor was recovered from the car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired in this case merely as being the owner of the vehicle in question and he had no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59846 of 2025(2) dt.27-08-2025 2/2 knowledge regarding the goods loaded in the vehicle. The petitioner is in custody since 22.05.2025 and has two criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Dhanrua P.S. Case No. 378 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T