Patna High CourtCR. MISC./70083/2025allowed

Rashid v. The State Of Bihar

2025-10-07Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70083 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-25 Year-2025 Thana- PATHAMARI District- Kishanganj ====================================================== Rashid S/O Anwarul R/O Vill.- Dhanpura, P.S.- Jokihat, District- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ram Prawesh Kumar, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Zainul Abedin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 07-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition& Excise Amendment Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that altogether 263.72 liters of foreign liquor was recovered from the vehicle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is driver of the vehicle and he has no concern with the seized liquor. Nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner. It has been submitted that from perusal of the seizure list, it will transpire that the witnesses are police personnel and the seizure list does

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70083 of 2025(2) dt.07-10-2025 2/2 not contain the signature of the petitioner. The petitioner is in custody since 06.09.2025 having clean antecedent.

5. The learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the fact and circumstances of the case and submissions of the parties, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail on 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 Judge, Excise 1st Kishanganj in connection with Pathamari P.S. Case No. 25 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) N.K/- U T