Narendra Kumar @ Naro @ Narendra Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1127 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-63 Year-2017 Thana- CHAKAI District- Jamui ====================================================== Narendra Kumar @ Naro @ Narendra Mahto Son of Shiv Kumar Mahto Resident of Village- Bhikhni Bigha, P.S.- Sare, Distt.- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Sharda Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Chakai P.S. Case No. 63 of 2017 dated 20.06.2017 registered for the offences punishable under Section 273 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 175 litres of illicit country-made liquor was recovered from the Maruti Car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is not named in the FIR. The petitioner is not the owner of the said vehicle. The

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1127 of 2025(2) dt.19-02-2025 2/2 petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has five criminal antecedents in which he is on bail in all the cases as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 22.07.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has 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 Exclusive Excise Court-1, Jamui in connection with Chakai P.S. Case No. 63 of 2017, with the condition:- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner are liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Shivam/- U T