Chhotu Kumar Ram @ Chhotu Ram @ Chhotu Kumar @ Chotu Kumar @ Chotu Kumar Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71354 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-76 Year-2025 Thana- Raghunathpur District- East Champaran ====================================================== Chhotu Kumar Ram @ Chhotu Ram @ Chhotu Kumar @ Chotu Kumar @ Chotu Kumar Ram Son of Bhagnarayan Ram @ Bhagya Narayan Resident of - Raghunathpur, P.S.- Raghunathpur, District - East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anuj Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Gulnar Begum, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 08-10-2025 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 Sections 30(a), 41(i) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, there is recovery of 5.835 litre illicit foreign liquor from the sack thrown by the petitioner who fled away from the spot on seeing the police team.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case due to his criminal antecedents. He further submits that petitioner was not present on the spot on the alleged date of occurrence and he has no concern with the alleged seized liquor. Learned counsel submits that except the identification made by

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71354 of 2025(2) dt.08-10-2025 2/3 local Chaukidar, there is no material against the petitioner. He further submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of petitioner. Learned counsel submits that petitioner is in custody since 16.08.2025 and he has two criminal antecedents of similar nature. He further submits that there is no likelihood of absconding the petitioner or tampering with the evidence and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.

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

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, 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 Raghunathpur P.S. Case No.76 of 2025 with following conditions:- (i) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the learned Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bonds by the learned Trial Court; (ii) The petitioner shall in no way try to induce or

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71354 of 2025(2) dt.08-10-2025 3/3 promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidence, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;

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