Rajeev Kumar Singh @ Chhotu Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84132 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-113 Year-2025 Thana- KARPURIGRAM District- Samastipur ====================================================== Rajeev Kumar Singh @ Chhotu Singh S/O Awadhesh Singh @ Avdhesh Singh @ Avadhesh Kumar Singh R/O Vill.- Shambhupatti, P.S.- Karpurigram, Distt.- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Anish Kumar, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 17-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Karpurigram P.S. Case No. 113 of 2025, dated 06.10.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32, 36 and 41 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.
3. As per allegation, on secret information, the police reached to the north of Green Agro Volution Pvt. Ltd., situated in the village of Shambhupatii and after seeing the police, people present there started fleeing away and the police recovered 3656 litre of illicit liquor from the truck bearing Registration No. MP-10H-0767 and one pick-up Van bearing
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84132 of 2025(2) dt.17-12-2025 2/3 Registration No. BR-02GB-4195. As per secret information from the local people, it is alleged that the petitioner and coaccused/Ayush Kumar and 03-04 other had brought the liquor there with intent to send someone else.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner was not present at the place of recovery as alleged. He further submits that the petitioner has nothing to do with the alleged offence and neither is he owner, nor driver of either of the vehicles. He further submits that the whole case against the petitioner is based on suspicion only on account of having 22 criminal antecedents.
5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.
6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has twenty two (22) criminal antecedents.
7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.
8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84132 of 2025(2) dt.17-12-2025 3/3 to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court Below, in connection with Karpurigram P.S. Case No. 113 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and on the following conditions:
(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents other than the disclosed one, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.
(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J) shoaib/- U T