Harishankar Chaudhary @ Deepak Chaudhary @ Dipak Chaudhary @ Dipak Kumar @ Harishankar Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89216 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-299 Year-2025 Thana- SUPAUL District- Supaul ====================================================== Harishankar Chaudhary @ Deepak Chaudhary @ Dipak Chaudhary @ Dipak Kumar @ Harishankar Kumar S/o Bechan Chaudhary @ Bachan Chaudhary Petitioner Name @ Deepak Kumar Chaudhary Resident of Village - Andauli, Ward no. 6, P.S- Kishunpur, District - Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Mili Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Renuka Ratnakar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Supaul PS Case No. 299 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that 315.750 liters liquor was recovered from car.

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 has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89216 of 2025(2) dt.19-01-2026 2/2 that co-accused disclosed the name of the petitioner. Petitioner has no concern with the car. The petitioner is in custody since 16.10.2025 and has got three criminal antecedent/s. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023. Other coaccused has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 0708-2025, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 52454 of 2025. 5.

Learned A.P.P. 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/- (Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Supaul PS Case No. 299 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T