Praduman Kumar @ Praduman Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63828 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-250 Year-2025 Thana- MANJHI District- Saran ====================================================== Praduman Kumar @ Praduman Sah S/o Parashuram Sah @ Pasuram Sah @ Prashuram Sah R/o Vill- Tajpur Parti, Distt- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Chandra Mohan Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Sharda Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No. 250 of 2025 dated 04.07.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 295.300 litres of litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the hut of the co-accused, Rajmuni Devi and total 227.700 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered behind the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63828 of 2025(2) dt.09-10-2025 2/2 recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The other co-accused person has been granted regular bail by this court vide order dated 13.08.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 55420/2025. The petitioner has six criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 18.08.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Saran at Chapra in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No. 250 of 2025, with the condition:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T