Pramod Sah v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1729 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-830 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.
Pramod Sah Son of Late Kashi Sah Resident of Village- Purvi Kargahiya, P.S.-Bettiah, District- West Champaran 2.
Vikash Kumar Son of Premchand Prasad Resident of Village- Purvi Kargahiya, P.S.-Bettiah, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Madhav Raj, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Jagdhar Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-02-2025 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 Bettiah Excise P.S. Case No. 830 of 2024 dated 13.11.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, total 103.680 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the Wagon-R Car.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioners have no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1729 of 2025(2) dt.17-02-2025 2/2 conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioner No. 1 has two criminal antecedents and the petitioner No. 2 has one criminal antecedent in which they are on bail in all the cases as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 13.11.2024.
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, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, West Champaran, in connection with Bettiah Excise P.S. Case No. 830 of 2024.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J.) Aman Kumar/- U T