Pankaj Kumar Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86985 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-173 Year-2024 Thana- Raghunathpur Excise District- Siwan ====================================================== 1.

Pankaj Kumar Chaudhary Son of Ramaji Choudhary Resident of VillageMahpur Khajrouni, P.S. - Hussainganj, District - Siwan 2.

Bipin Kumar Son of Late Ashok Ram Resident of Village- Mahpur Khajrouni, P.S. - Hussainganj, District - Siwan 3.

Vishal Kumar Son of English Sah Resident of Village- Baghouni, P.S. - Hussainganj, District - Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kumari Anupam For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajendra Prasad Nat ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Raghunathpur Excise P.S. Case No. 173 of 2024 dated 25.11.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 201 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered from the Tempo.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86985 of 2024(2) dt.18-01-2025 2/2 implicated in this case. The petitioner No. 1 is the owner of the said vehicle. The petitioners have no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner no. 1 has one criminal antecedent and the rest petitioners have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 26.11.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Siwan in connection with Raghunathpur Excise P.S. Case No. 173 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T