Sanjeev Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85768 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-223 Year-2025 Thana- Kharagpur District- Munger ====================================================== Sanjeev Kumar Son of Chaudhary Yadav @ Choudhary Prasad Yadav Resident of Village- Chhoti Majhgaon, P.S.- Gangta (Kharagpur), DistrictMunger ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Surya Narayan Sah, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 11-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kharagpur P.S. Case No. 223 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 125.35 liters of country made liquor was recovered from car. Petitioner was arrested on spot.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85768 of 2025(2) dt.11-12-2025 2/2 has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the seized vehicle. It is further submitted that petitioner has taken lift as a bonafide passenger. The petitioner is in custody since 15.10.2025 and has got clean antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik 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 and 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 Kharagpur P.S. Case No. 223 of 2025.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) krishnakant/- U T