Santosh Kumar @ Ankit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65658 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-443 Year-2024 Thana- HISUWA District- Nawada ====================================================== Santosh Kumar @ Ankit Kumar Son of Ashok Yadav Resident of Village - Chandra Khurd, Police Station - Wazirganj in the District of Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Braj Nandan Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Surendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Hisua P.S. Case No. 443 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 111(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 315 liters of country made liquor from the place of occurrence.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he is in custody since 02.08.2025.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to donate Rs. 25,000/- in some charitable organization without accepting his guilt.

6. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65658 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/2

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 1, Nawada/concerned Court below in connection with Hisua P.S. Case No. 443 of 2024.

8. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 25,000/- in Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Bindu Road, Ramna Road, Gaya and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by the petitioner.

9. As a condition of this order, the petitioner after being released on bail is directed to mark his attendance at Wazirganj Police Station, District- Gaya on every Sunday of the month. Any default in appearance at the police station will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner. (Sandeep Kumar, J) P. Kumar U T