Patna High CourtCR. MISC./68489/2025allowed

Ankit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-09-24Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68489 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-441 Year-2025 Thana- PAROO District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== 1.

Ankit Kumar, S/o Vijay Kumar Chaudhri @ Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, R/o vill - Jafarpur, P.S.- Paroo @ Paru, Distt.- Muzaffarpur 2.

Vijay Kumar Chaudhari @ Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, S/o Late Mahindra Chaudhary @ Late Kailash Chaudhari, R/o vill - Jafarpur, P.S.- Paroo @ Paru, Distt.- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Harendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 24-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that from a house made of asbestos belongs to the petitioners, altogether 150.880 liters of illicit foreign liquor was recovered.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. They have been falsely implicated in this case. They have no any concern with the alleged recovery or the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68489 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/2 house. Nothing has been recovered from their possession. They are having no criminal antecedent and they are in judicial custody since 19.08.2025.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The above named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. II, Muzaffarpur in connection with Paru @ Paroo P.S. Case No. 441 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T