Teni Nut v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87865 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-224 Year-2024 Thana- JANTA BAZAR District- Saran ====================================================== Teni Nut S/O Late Shankar Nut R/O Village- Senduar, P.S- Janta Bazar, District- Saran.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Hemant Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Kalyan Shankar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 18-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Janta Bazar PS Case No. 224 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. Earlier vide order dated 06.03.2025, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 8725 of 2025, anticipatory bail of the petitioner was allowed by a coordinate Bench of this Court, but the same was not given effect to as the petitioner concealed his criminal antecedent. 3.
The prosecution case, in short, is that 25 liters country made liquor was recovered from motorcycle. 4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87865 of 2025(2) dt.18-12-2025 2/3 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 that petitioner has no concern with the motorcycle in question and his name has surfaced in this case on the disclosure made by local chowkidar. The petitioner is in custody since 22.10.2025 and has got six criminal antecedent/s. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023.
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, after framing of charge, if not already framed, 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 Janta Bazar PS Case No. 224 of 2024, subject to the following conditions:
(I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.
(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87865 of 2025(2) dt.18-12-2025 3/3 fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T