Shekhar Suman v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72822 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-179 Year-2025 Thana- KISHANPUR District- Supaul ====================================================== 1.

Shekhar Suman S/O Amrendra yadav R/O Village- Littiyahi, Ward No. 17, P.S- Pipra, District- Supaul.

2.

Sintu Kumar S/O Dheerendra Yadav @ Dhirendra Kumar R/O VillageJarauli, Ward No.-15, P.S- Pipra, Dist.- Supaul. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Amrit Abhijat, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shaheen Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 14-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have 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 630 liters of Nepali country made liquor was recovered from a Bolero. It is further alleged that two persons attempted to flee upon seeing the police but were apprehended and they were identified as the petitioners herein.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in connection with the present case. It is further contended that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72822 of 2025(2) dt.14-10-2025 2/2 nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of these petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioners have falsely been framed in this case as they were merely sitting in the said vehicle. It is also submitted that from perusal of the seizure list, it would transpire that all the witnesses of the seizure list are police personnel. Moreover, the petitioners are languishing in judicial custody since 01.09.2025 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 petitioners on bail. The above named petitioners are directed to be released on bail in connection with Kishanpur P.S. Case No. 179 of 2025 (S.T. Excise No. 877 of 2025) each on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Excllusive Special Excise Court - I, Supaul.

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