Chhotu @ Sumit Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail allowed by Patna High Court on 17-10-2025 in CR. MISC. No.69812 of 2025 (coram: Chandra Prakash Singh, J.). Case arises from Parbatta P.S. Case No. 27 of 2025, District Khagaria, for offences u/s 61(2) of B.N.S. and Sections 30(a), 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act; 3072.6 litres of illicit foreign liquor allegedly recovered from a container. Grounds: petitioner innocent, neither driver nor owner of container, no recovery from conscious possession, two criminal antecedents, custody since 02.08.2025, parity with co-accused bailed on 24.06.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 39310 of 2025. Relief: bail-bond Rs. 20,000/- with two like sureties.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail; petitioner to furnish bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Khagaria, in connection with Parbatta P.S. Case No. 27 of 2025.