IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46824 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-139 Year-2025 Thana- EXCISE SHERGHATI District- Gaya ====================================================== 1. Mintu Kumar @ Mintoo Kumar S/o Titu Bhuiyan Resident of Village- Erki, P.S.- Itkhori, District- Chatra (Jharkhand) 2. Niraj Kumar Das S/o Sikandar Das Resident of Village- Erki, P.S.- Itkhori, District- Chatra (Jharkhand) ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Gajendra Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sucheta Yadav ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 21-07-2025 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 Excise Sherghati P.S. Case No. 139 of 2025 dated 03.05.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 30(a), 32(c) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, total 189 litres of illicit liquor was recovered from the car. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner no. 1 and 2 are the driver Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46824 of 2025(2) dt.21-07-2025 2/2 and the co-driver of the said vehicle respectively. The petitioners have no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioners have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 03.05.2025. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently 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, Gaya in connection with Excise Sherghati P.S. Case No. 139 of 2025. 7. The application stands allowed. guddukr/- (Chandra Prakash Singh, J) U T