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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60648 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-71 Year-2025 Thana- BHAIRAVSHTHAN District- Madhubani ====================================================== Nitish Yadav @ Nitish kumar son of Pawan Yadav @ Pavan Kumar Yadav R/o - Singrahi, P.S. - Laukahi, District - Madhubani, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 18-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 315 litres of Nepali liquor from the Swift car bearing Registration No. BR01EX3919. It is alleged that the petitioner was sitting in the seized car who was apprehended on the spot and the driver of the vehicle fled away who was identified as co- accused Rohit Yadav.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He has no concern with the seized liquor or car. He was
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60648 of 2025(2) dt.18-09-2025 2/2 neither driver nor owner of the seized car. He was only sitting in the car. Nothing incriminating was recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. He had no knowledge about the seized liquor kept in the car. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. He is in custody since 04.06.2025. Charge-sheet has already been submitted and there is no chance of absconding the petitioner or tampering with the prosecution evidence. Petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the trial of the case.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani, in connection with Bhairavsthan P.S. Case No. 71 of 2025.
khushbu/- (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) U T