Rinku Chauhan @ Rinku v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63178 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-170 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Rohtas ====================================================== Rinku Chauhan @ Rinku S/o Ram Kadam Chauhan @ Ram Kadam R/o Vill And P.S. - Ahiraura, Distt.- Mirjapur, U.P., ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

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

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Sasaram Excise P.S. Case No. 170 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that, 296.640 liters of country-made foreign liquor was recovered from cabin of a truck.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submits that the petitioner is the driver of the said truck and he is unaware of the illicit liquor being kept in the dicky of the truck. Nothing has been recovered from the physical or conscious

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63178 of 2025(2) dt.22-09-2025 2/2 possession of this petitioner rather the liquor has been recovered from the truck. He further submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 20.05.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of one case.

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 Court of Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No. 1, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Sasaram Excise P.S. Case No. 170 of 2025 with a condition that the petitioner will not indulge in similar nature of offences in future.

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