Jippu Kumar @ Panni @ Jipu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73420 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-611 Year-2025 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna ====================================================== 1.
Jippu Kumar @ Panni @ Jipu Kumar S/O Ganesh Kumar @ Ganesh Rai R/O vill - Pathlauthiuya, P.S - Bihta,Dist- Patna 2.
Vikki Vishwakarma @ Vicky Vishwakarma S/O Sudeshwar Vishwakarma R/O Vill.- Katesher, P.S- Bihta, Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Pramod Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Narsingh Tanti, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Bihta P.S. Case No. 611/2025 dated 01.08.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 317(5), 318(3), 338, 336(3) and 340(2) read with Section 3(5) of the B.N.S.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioners and the co-accused persons were apprehended while going on a Nexon car. On inquiry, the said car had a different engine number and chachis number which did not match the records of the D.T.O. It is further alleged that the petitioners and the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73420 of 2025(2) dt.05-12-2025 2/3 co-accused persons are using this vehicle in criminal activities including illegal transportation of liquor. Further, several mobile phones were recovered from the possession of the petitioners and the co-accused persons and in all these mobile phones several transactions for payment of bill of illegal liquor was found.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioners have been made accused in this case merely on suspicion. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have no concern with the alleged vehicle. The petitioners have only taken lift from the said vehicle. The co-accused person has already been granted regular bail by this court vide order dated 15.10.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 71913/2025. The petitioner no. 1 has one criminal antecedent whereas the petitioner no. 2 has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 02.08.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioners by submitting that the petitioner was found sitting in the stolen vehicle.
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6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Danapur, Patna in connection with Bihta P.S. Case No. 611/2025.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T