Pawan Kumar Thakur v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90207 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-186 Year-2024 Thana- Marnga District- Purnia ====================================================== Pawan Kumar Thakur Son of Shibshankar Thakur @ Shivshankar Thakur Resident Of Village- Dendua Marg, PS- Salampur, Distt.- West Bardhawan (West Bengal) ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Praveen Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Aditya Narayan Singh.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Maranga P.S. Case No. 186 of 2024 dated 28.08.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, total 1035 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the truck.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is not the owner of the said vehicle. The petitioner is only the driver of the said vehicle and he has no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90207 of 2024(2) dt.18-02-2025 2/2 from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 29.08.2024.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, 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, Purnea in connection with Maranga P.S. Case No. 186 of 2024.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T