Dhananjay Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68935 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-273 Year-2025 Thana- RIVILGANJ District- Saran ====================================================== Dhananjay Chaudhary S/O Kanhaiya Chaudhary @ Golak Chaudhary R/O Vill- Ajmerganj (Sengar Tola), P.S- Revilganj, Dist- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Jeetendra Narayan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 15-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 4 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from co-accused Vikash Kumar Chaudhary @ Mela Chaudhary, who disclosed the name of the petitioner that he fled away from the place of occurrence.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case only on the disclosure made by co-accused Vikash Kumar Chaudhary @ Mela Chaudhary. Further submission is that petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence and no incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68935 of 2025(3) dt.15-10-2025 2/3 possession of the petitioner. Due to malafide, co-accused Vikash Kumar Chaudhary @ Mela Chaudhary disclosed the name of the petitioner. There is no independent witness on the seizure list. Petitioner has two criminal antecedents in which he is on bail. Petitioner is in custody since 30.08.2025. There is no chance of his absconding or tampering with the evidence. Petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and period of custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned in connection with Revilganj P.S. Case No.273 of 2025 with further conditions:- (i) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;

(ii) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidence,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68935 of 2025(3) dt.15-10-2025 3/3 failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bond;

(iii) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bond. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) utkarsh/- U T