Divya Mohan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88417 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-82 Year-2025 Thana- Excise Mashrakh District- Saran ====================================================== Divya Mohan S/o Vishwa Mohan Chaudhary R/o Village - L.I.G Housing Colony, Quarter No. 61, P.S - Kankarbagh, District - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Sanjay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Mashrakh Excise P.S. Case No. 82 of 2025 registered for the offence under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. The recovery is of 24 litres of illicit foreign liquor from the bag of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has no criminal antecedent. He further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 28.07.2025 without any fault.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is ready to donate Rs. 25,000/- in some charitable

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88417 of 2025(2) dt.24-12-2025 2/3 organization without accepting his guilt

6. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail.

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, this application is allowed.

8. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 3, Saran at Chapra/ concerned Court below, in connection with Mashrakh Excise P.S. Case No. 82 of 2025.

9. At the time of accepting the bail bonds of the petitioner, the Court below shall verify the statement of the petitioner that he has clean antecedent. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall only be accepted if it is found that he has clean antecedent.

10. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 25,000/- in Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Nala Road, Patna, Bihar and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted after verifying the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88417 of 2025(2) dt.24-12-2025 3/3 genuineness of the receipt produced by the petitioner.

11. As a condition of this order, the petitioner after being released on bail, is directed to mark his attendance at Kankarbagh Police Station, District- Patna on every Sunday of the month. Any default in appearance at the Police Station will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner. (Sandeep Kumar, J) tusharika/- U T