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2025 DAILYLAW 88136 (PAT)

Sunil Bhokta @ Bhokta v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./88580/2024 · 2025-02-15

Chandra Prakash Singh

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88580 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-791 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Nawada ====================================================== 1. Sunil Bhokta @ Bhokta S/o Sahdev Bhokta R/o Village- Jajpur, P.S.- Rajauli, District- Nawada 2. Satyendra Kumar S/o Jugal Rajbanshi @ Jugal Ram R/o Village- Jajpur, P.S.- Rajauli, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sheo Nandan Prasad, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Ms.Pushpa Sinha.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 15-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 791 of 2024 dated 14.11.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 30(a) and 30(c) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, total 120 litres of fermented jawa mahua was recovered from the bush in which 1 litre was kept for sample and rest was destroyed. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88580 of 2024(2) dt.15-02-2025 2/2 implicated in this case. The name of the petitioners was transpired in this case merely on suspicion. The petitioners have have no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 15.11.2024. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioners. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Nawada in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 791 of 2024. 7. The application stands allowed. Gautam/- (Chandra Prakash Singh, J) U T