Jangi Chaudhary @ Jangi Chaudhari v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.76065 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-382 Year-2025 Thana- MASHRAK District- Saran ====================================================== Jangi Chaudhary @ Jangi Chaudhari S/o Late Jagarnath Chaudhary R/o Village- Sikati Bhikham, P.S - Mashrakh, District - Saran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Harish Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 10-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Mashrakh P.S. Case No. 382 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 6 litres of liquor has been recovered from gumti.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather the recovery has been made from an open place which is accessible to public at large. The
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.76065 of 2025(2) dt.10-11-2025 2/2 petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner is in custody since 17.09.2025 and has four criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- ( Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Mashrakh P.S. Case No. 382 of 2025.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T