Chandradeep Yadav @ Chandra Deep v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66413 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-709 Year-2025 Thana- JAHANABAD District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Chandradeep Yadav @ Chandra Deep S/O Late Bodhi Yadav R/O VillageDakalighat (Dekulighat) Garhpar, P.S.- Bihar (Biharsharif), District- Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranvijay Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Jehanabad (Kadauna) P.S. Case No. 709 of 2025, registered for the offences under Sections 30(a), 32, 36, 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner and other coaccused persons were apprehended when their vehicle was intercepted and recovery of 237.6 litre of India made foreign liquor was made.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the vehicle and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66413 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/3 he was just a passenger on the said vehicle coming to Patna from Gaya. There is no recovery of any illicit liquor from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The mandatory provisions of Section 103 of the B.N.S.S. have not been followed in the present case. The petitioner is in custody since 23.07.2025 and he has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner.

6. Having regard to the fact and circumstances and submission made on behalf of the parties and considering the clean antecedent and period of custody of the petitioner, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge-II, Excise, Jehanabad/concerned court, in connection with Jehanabad(Kadauna) P.S. Case No. 709 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section 480(3) of the BNSS and other following conditions:

(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the below, if

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66413 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 3/3 so required by the learned trial court.

(iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned.

(Arun Kumar Jha, J) Anuradha/- U T