Sanjay @ Natu Gop @ Natwa @ Sanjay Kumar @ Natwa v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72880 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-366 Year-2025 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Laxaman Mahto Son of Late Jangi Mahto Resident of Village- Jhakhiya P.S. -Turkauliya District -East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 14-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30 (a) and 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. The case of the prosecution is that from the passage of the shop of this petitioner altogether 20 liters of country made liquor was recovered.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner and from perusal of the seizure list it will transpire that the witnesses of the seizure list are police personnel. Learned counsel has further submitted that the petitioner is a
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72880 of 2025(2) dt.14-10-2025 2/2 man of clean antecedent and is in judicial custody since 27.07.2025.
5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of bail to the petitioner.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Turkauliya P.S. Case No. 366 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Court no.1, Civil court, East Champaran, Motihari. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T