Hira Rajbanshi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70787 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-154 Year-2025 Thana- MESKAUR District- Nawada ====================================================== Hira Rajbanshi S/o Satyendra Rajbanshi Resident Of Village- Guma, PsFatehpur, Dist- Gayaji ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vibhuti Ranjan Sonvadra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Madhura Nand Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 08-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 30 (a) and 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that altogether 170 liters country made liquor kept in 17 polythene bags was recovered from a motorcycle It is further alleged that upon seeing the police personnel, the petitioner along with other person threw the said polythene bags and attempted to flee but the petitioner was apprehend.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in connection with the present case. It is further submitted that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70787 of 2025(2) dt.08-10-2025 2/2 nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the said motorcycle. The petitioner has no concern whatsoever with the alleged seized liquor. It is also submitted that from the perusal of the seizure list, it would transpire that all the seizure list witnesses are police personnel. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 01.08.2025 having no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid 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 Meskaur P.S. Case No. 154 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 Court No. 1, Nawada. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Jagdish/- U T