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Neeraj Kumar Mehta @ Niraj Mehta @ Niraj Kumar Mehta v. The State Of Bihar

2025-10-14Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72861 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-62 Year-2025 Thana- BHIMPUR District- Supaul ====================================================== Neeraj Kumar Mehta @ Niraj Mehta @ Niraj Kumar Mehta S/O Nago Mehta R/O Vill.- Lakshminiya, P.S. and Dist.- Supaul. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Arvind Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Raj Ballabh Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 14-10-2025 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) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that altogether 378 liters of Nepali country made liquor was recovered from a Scorpio.

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 the petitioner was not apprehended on the spot and nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of this petitioner. It is also submitted that the petitioner is not the owner of the said

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72861 of 2025(2) dt.14-10-2025 2/2 vehicle in question. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 29.08.2025 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 Session Excise Case No. 556 of 2025 arising out of Bhimpur P.S. Case No. 62 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 Spl. Judge, Excise Court -01, Supaul.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Jagdish/- U T