Patna High CourtCR. MISC./65577/2025bail granted

Dilip Chakrawarti @ Dilip Chakaravarti v. The State Of Bihar

2025-11-20Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65577 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-44 Year-2007 Thana- PIPRAKOTHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Dilip Chakrawarti @ Dilip Chakaravarti S/O Late Atul Chakrawarti Resident of Village- Bela Coloney, P.S- Piprakothi, Dist.- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Ram Priya Sharan Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 20-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Piprakothi P.S. Case No. 44 of 2007, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 47(A) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 35 litres of poisonous spirit was recovered from the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case on 30.06.2007. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that the recovery has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65577 of 2025(4) dt.20-11-2025 2/2 made from joint house of the petitioner, where other family members also reside. The petitioner has been declared absconder. The petitioner is in custody since 30.06.2025 and has got one criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Piprakothi P.S. Case No. 44 of 2007, subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) manish/- U T