Sanjay v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66590 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-534 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Siwan ====================================================== 1.

Sanjay S/O Satyanarayan Resident of Vill.- Hugairi, P.S.-Lakhan Mazar, Dist.- Rohtak 2.

Yogendra Rajput S/O Jitendra Rajput R/O Vill.- Aligarh, P.S.- BannaDevi, Dist.- Aligarh, U.P.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs. Kumari Anupam, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mritunjay Kumar Nirala, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 09-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek regular bail in connection with Siwan Excise P.S. Case No. 534 of 2025 for the offence registered under Sections 30 (a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 356.250 litres of foreign liquor recovered from the Mahindra TUV 300 bearing Registration No. BR-46-P-1618. Petitioners are alleged to be the driver and helper of the seized vehicle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have been falsely implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66590 of 2025(3) dt.09-10-2025 2/2 case being the driver and helper of the seized vehicle. They are not the owner of the seized vehicle. They have no concern with the seized liquor. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. He further submits that they had no knowledge aobut the seized liquor loaded in the vehicle. Petitioners are in jail custody since 20.08.2025, having clean criminal antecedent. Petitioners undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial of the case.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioners.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, nature of allegation and period of custody, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. II, Siwan, in connection with Siwan Excise P.S. Case No. 534 of 2025.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T