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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68421 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-195 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Saran ====================================================== Suresh Kumar Choudhary Son of Narad Choudhary R/o village - Chhota Brahmapur, P.S.- Bhagwan Bazar, District - Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bishwajeet Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 24-09-2025 Heard Mr. Bishwajeet Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Binod Kumar, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Sadar Excise P.S. Case No. 195 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) & 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. The case of the prosecution is that from a bag fasten to a bike and from a backpack altogether 42 liters of country-made liquor was recovered.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submits that from perusal of the seizure list, it will transpire that it is not clear as to how much liquor was recovered
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68421 of 2025(2) dt.24-09-2025 2/2 from the backpack and how much was recovered from the bag fastened to the bike. It has also been submitted that the petitioner has no concern in any way with the alleged liquor and the bike. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 18.08.2025.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner has criminal antecedent of one case.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Exclusive Special Excise Court No.-III, Saran at Chapra in connection with Sadar Excise P.S. Case No. 195 of 2025.
Sudhanshu/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T