Chandrakant Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73819 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-317 Year-2025 Thana- ARWAL District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Chandrakant Kumar S/O Shobhan Chaudhary Residents of Mahinawa Bazar P.S.- Maner, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Birendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nitya Nand Tiwary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Arwal P.S. Case No. 317 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a), 32 and 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the allegation made in the F.I.R., recovery of 697.5 liters of foreign liquor has been made from a pickup van bearing Reg. No. BR01GE8829 which is the subject matter of the present case.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He has got no criminal antecedent. He has no concern with the alleged recovery or apprehended accused person and during the course of investigation, not even a single witness came forward to say that the petitioner is anyhow involved in the alleged crime in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73819 of 2025(2) dt.16-10-2025 2/2 question even then the police apprehended him only on the basis of suspicion. Nothing has been recovered from his conscious possession rather the same has been recovered from the alleged vehicle which does not belong to the petitioner. Petitioner is in custody since 28.08.2025.

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

6. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and considering the 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 Exclusive Special, Court-2, Excise, Jehanabad in connection with Arwal P.S. Case No. 317 of 2025 subject to the following conditions :- (i). Petitioner will remain physically present in trial on each and every date till the disposal of the case failing which, on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner may be cancelled by the Trial Court. (ii). One of the bailor shall be his family member. (S. B. Pd. Singh, J) Ankit Kumar/- U T