Sandesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83321 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-221 Year-2025 Thana- MOHAMMADPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== 1.

Sandesh Kumar S/o Radha Sahani R/o Village - Parsauni Malahee Tola, P.S - Mohammadpur, District - Gopalganj 2.

Munna Rawat S/o Ramavtar Rawat R/o Village - Parsauni, P.S - Mohammadpur, District - Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 04-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek bail in connection with Mohammadpur P.S. Case No. 221 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 80 litres of liquor was recovered from motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. Learned counsel further submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83321 of 2025(2) dt.04-12-2025 2/2 that petitioners are in no manner connected with the vehicle in question or with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioners are in custody since 10.10.2025. Petitioner no. 1 has one criminal antecedent whereas petitioner no. 2 has no criminal antecedent. 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 petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners.

7. Let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- ( Rupees Fifteen Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Mohammadpur P.S. Case No. 221 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T