Harpreet Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60671 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-109 Year-2025 Thana- MEHSI District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Harpreet Singh, S/o Yoga Singh R/o Village- Saddo Majra @ Sado Majra, P.S.- Fatehgadh Saheb, District- Fatehgadh, Punjab 2.

Harpreet Singh, S/o Ranjeet Singh R/o Village- Nakshtra Singh teacher colony, P.S.- Moga City 02, District- Moga, Punjab ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Yugal Kishore, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Akbar Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek regular bail in connection with Mehsi P.S. Case No. 109 of 2025, for the offence registered under Sections 30 (a), 31(1), 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Amended Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 999 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from Jute sack kept hidden into hosiery goods loaded in a truck bearing Registration No. PB11CL-7970. It is alleged that the petitioners were driver-cumowner and co-driver of the seized truck.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60671 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/2 petitioners are innocent and have been falsely implicated in this case being the owner-cum-driver and co-driver of the seized truck. They have no concern with the seized liquor. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. They had not aware that in the consignment to deliver goods, the seized liquor was kept. Petitioners are in jail custody since 18.05.2025, having clean antecedent. Petitioners undertake to cooperate in the trial of the case.

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

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and period of custody, let the petitioners, 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-III, Motihari, East Champaran, in connection with Mehsi P.S. Case No. 109 of 2025.

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