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2025 DAILYLAW 68564 (PAT)

Shahbaz Khan v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./55988/2025 · 2025-08-21

Sunil Dutta Mishra

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55988 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-113 Year-2025 Thana- EXCISE ARERAJ District- East Champaran ====================================================== Shahbaz Khan S/O Munaf Khan R/O Vill.- Dariyapur, P.S.- Sangrampur, Dist.- East Champaran- 845417. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mohd Rustam Hussain, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Prem Kumar Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 21-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Excise Areraj P.S. Case No. 113 of 2025 for the offences registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act. 3. There is recovery of 45 litre foreign liquor from a motorcycle, kept in a sack, on which petitioner and co-accused were riding. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Petitioner is a young boy of 19 year old. He was pillion rider. He had no knowledge about the seized liquor. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. He is in custody since 28.06.2025. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55988 of 2025(2) dt.21-08-2025 2/2 Petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the trial. 5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6. Considering the submissions made on behalf of the parties and facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, named above, be enlarged on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 2nd Exclusive Special Court No.- 02, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Excise Areraj P.S. Case No. 113 of 2025. rakhi/- (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J.) U T