Patna High Court
Praveen Kumar Chaudhary @ Pravin Kumar YadavversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SANDEEP KUMAR
Holding
The Court granted bail to the petitioner with specified monetary and reporting conditions.
Summary
The petitioner, Praveen Kumar Chaudhary, was arrested in connection with the recovery of 104 litres of illicit liquor from his vehicle, alleged under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. He applied for bail, claiming innocence, a clean antecedent, and offering to donate Rs. 25,000 to a charitable organization without admitting guilt. The State opposed the bail. The High Court, after considering the facts and the petitioner's clean record, granted bail on the condition of furnishing a Rs.10,000 bond with two sureties, depositing Rs.25,000 with the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, and reporting to the police station on specified days. The Court also directed verification of the petitioner's antecedent before finalizing the bail bonds and clarified that the order is limited to the bail application and does not prejudice the trial.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the accused in a case under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act considering the nature of the offence and the petitioner's antecedent.
Subjects
- bail
- prohibition act
- illicit liquor
- criminal procedure
- clean antecedent
- conditions of bail
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21608 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-9 Year-2026 Thana- VISHAMBHARPUR District- Gopalganj
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Praveen Kumar Chaudhary @ Pravin Kumar Yadav S/O Ram Ayodhya Yadav
R/O Village- Chauraw, P.S- Kuchaikot, District- Gopalganj.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ramadhar Shekhar, Advocate
For the State : Ms.Shaheen Begum, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 06-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with
Vishambharpur P.S. Case No. 09 of 2026 registered for the
offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition
and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of
104 litres of illicit liquor from the vehicle which belongs to the
petitioner.
4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the
petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been
implicated in this case. The petitioner is in custody since
22.01.2026 having clean antecedent.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
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petitioner is ready to donate Rs. 25,000/- in some charitable
organization without accepting his guilt.
6. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the
prayer for bail of the petitioner.
7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case
and submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, let the
petitioner, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing
bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the
like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District &
Additional Sessions Judge-IV-cum- Exclusive Special Excise
Court No.- II, Gopalganj/concerned Court below in connection
with Vishambharpur P.S. Case No. 09 of 2026.
8. This is also subject to the condition that the
petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 25,000/- in
Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Latu Maharaj Path, Opp.
Circuit House, Chapra, Bihar and produce the receipt of the
same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner
shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt
produced by the petitioner.
9. As the petitioner claims to have clean antecedent,
the Court below, before accepting the bail bonds of the
petitioner is directed to verify the antecedent of the petitioner. If
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the petitioner is found to be involved in any other case then the
bail bonds of the petitioner shall not be accepted.
10. As a condition of this order, the petitioner after
being released on bail is directed to mark his attendance at
Kuchaikot Police Station, District- Gopalganj on first and third
Sunday of each month. Any default in appearance at the police
station will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner.
11. It is, however, clarified that the observations made
herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail
application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at
any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not express
any opinion on the merits of the case.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
P. Kumar
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