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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25779 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-95 Year-2025 Thana- PATLIPUTRA District- Patna ======================================================
1. Prakash Sah @ Prakash Kumar son of Ramnath Sah Resident of village -Ram Janki mandir Mainpura Gate no. 53 PS- pataliputra District -Patna
2. Lakhmi Devi Ramnath Sah Resident of village -Ram Janki mandir Mainpura PS- pataliputra District -Patna ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sumit Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs. Pushpa Sinha 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 29-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Pataliputra P.S. Case No. 95 of 2025 dated 26.02.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.
3. As per the prosecution case, total 90.910 litres of illicit liquor including 66.910 litres of foreign wine and 24 litres of country made wine was recovered from the house of the petitioners.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25779 of 2025(2) dt.29-04-2025 2/2 that the petitioners are innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioners have no concern with the alleged recovery. The recovery has been made from a joint house property. There is no incriminating articles to show that the petitioners were involved in the business of illicit liquor. The petitioners have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 27.02.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently 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 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, Patna in connection with Pataliputra P.S. Case No. 95 of 2025.
7. The application stands allowed.
khushbu/- (Chandra Prakash Singh, J) U T