Deepak Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60771 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-219 Year-2025 Thana- PANCHRUKHI District- Siwan ====================================================== Deepak Kumar S/o Krishna Chaudhary @ Krishna Pasi, Resident of VillageGopalpur, P.S.- Hussainganj, District- Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kumar Ranjit Ranjan. APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 18-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Panchrukhi P.S. Case No.219 of 2025 instituted under Sections 30(a) & 41(1) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 255 litre illicit foreign liquor from the Maruti Car bearing Registration No. BR-01PG-1169. The petitioner was apprehended on the spot and two co-accused persons managed to flee away.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that petitioner is neither owner of the vehicle in question nor was driving the same, rather he was simply sitting in vehicle in question and he had no knowledge

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60771 of 2025(2) dt.18-09-2025 2/2 about the fact that illicit liquor was kept in the vehicle. Learned counsel submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of petitioner. He further submits that petitioner is in custody since 14.05.2025, having clean antecedent and charge sheet had already been submitted in this case after completion of investigation. Learned counsel submits that there is no likelihood of absconding the petitioner or tampering with the evidence and he undertakes to cooperate in the trial.

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, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the 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 Exclusive Special Excise Court No.1, Siwan in connection with Panchrukhi P.S. Case No.219 of 2025. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T