Patna High CourtCR. MISC./60626/2025allowed

Kuldip Kumar Ray v. The State Of Bihar

2025-09-24Mr. Justice Sunil Dutta Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 60626 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-376 Year-2025 Thana- KATEYA District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Kuldip Kumar Ray, S/o Byasinath Ray @ Byas Singh Ray, R/o VillageAgeyan Mathiya, P.S.- Goriakothi, District- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Kateya P.S. Case No. 376 of 2025, for the offence registered under Sections 317(5), 3(5) of the BNS and 30(a), 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Amendment Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 172.365 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from a car. It is alleged that the seized liquor belongs to the petitioner who was apprehended on the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He has no concern with the seized liquor. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 60626 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/2 He further submits that the petitioner was not traveling by the seized car. Charge-sheet has already been submitted and there is no chance of absconding the petitioner or tampering with the evidence. Petitioner is in jail custody since 06.07.2025, having clean antecedent. Petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the trial of the case.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and period of custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District & Addl. Sessions Judge-XIIIcum-Special Judge Excise-I, Gopalganj, in connection with Kateya P.S. Case No. 376 of 2025.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T