Dharmendra Chauhan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63124 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-508 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Siwan ====================================================== Dharmendra Chauhan S/O Raghunath Chauhan @ Raghunath Noniya R/O Village- Chitmath, P.S- Mairwa, District- Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pankaj Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Uday Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 22-09-2025 Heard Mr. Pankaj Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Uday Pratap Singh, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Siwan Excise P.S. Case No. 508 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that from a Scorpio vehicle, altogether 972 liters of country-made has been recovered. It is alleged that the driver of the vehicle namely, Shailesh Chauhan fled away after seeing the police and he was apprehended.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63124 of 2025(2) dt.22-09-2025 2/2 committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submits that the petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the said vehicle. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 06.08.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner has criminal antecedent of three cases.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. II, Siwan in connection with Siwan Excise P.S. Case No. 508 of 2025 with a condition that the petitioner shall not indulge in similar nature of offences in future.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T