Ashok Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71402 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-277 Year-2025 Thana- RIVILGANJ District- Saran ====================================================== Ashok Chaudhary, S/o Kamal Chaudhary, R/o Village- Rajendra College, Jaan Tola Jail Sahar, P.S.- Rivilganj, District- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 08-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Rivilganj P.S. Case No. 277 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, 52 litres of country made liquor recovered from Jaan Tola near bridge. It is alleged that the petitioner along with other co-accused persons fled away after seeing the police.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He has no concern with the alleged recovery as the entire allegation as alleged against the petitioner is totally false and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71402 of 2025(2) dt.08-10-2025 2/2 fabricated and petitioner has no concern with the alleged occurrence or recovery. There is no independent witness of the seizure list and the same is violation of law. Similarly situated co-accused persons have already been granted regular bail by coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 24.09.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 67648 of 2025. Petitioner is in custody since 30.08.2025, having one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail.

5. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions made on behalf of the parties, period under custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 2nd Exclusive Special Excise Judge, Saran at Chapra in connection with Rivilganj P.S. Case No. 277 of 2025. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T