HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
Hokam – Appellant
Versus
The State Of Madhya Pradesh – Respondent
MCRC 59900/2025
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NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2025:MPHC-IND:37958
1 MCRC-59900-2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
AT INDORE
BEFORE
HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE HIMANSHU JOSHI
th
ON THE 29 OF DECEMBER, 2025
MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 59900 of 2025
HOKAM
Versus
THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH
Appearance:
Ms.Kamini More - Advocate for the petitioner [P-1].
Shri Balkrishna Royal- Advocate for the petitioner [P-1].
Shri Tarun Pagare GA appearing on behalf of Advocate General[r-1].
ORDER
This is the first application filed by the applicants under Section 483
of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail relating
to FIR/Crime No.478/25 registered at Police Station - Unhel, District - Ujjain
for the offence punishable under Sections 34(2) of M.P. Excise Act, 1915.
Applicant is in custody since 14.12.2025.
2. As per prosecution case, date of incident is 13/ 12/2025, when
concerning police got the secret information regarding illicit liquor. After
that, police party . taking action on. the information received and they were
reached on the spot and intercepted the vehicle Scorpio bearing registration
No. MP-66-C-0595 and there is recovery of 60 bulk liter country made
liquor from the possession of applicant and police arrested the applicant.
Thereafter P.S. Unhel, Distt. Ujjain, M.P. has registered the offence u/s
Signature Not Verified
Signed by: HARIKUMAR
NAIR
Signing time: 12/31/2025
3:19:55 PM
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34(2) of MP Excise Act at Crime No. 478/25 against applicant.
3. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the applicant
is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the case on the basis that 60
bulk litres of illicit liquor seized from the possession of the applicant. The
case is triable by the Judicial Magistrate First Class. The applicant has
nothing to do with the said alcohol. Trial will take time to be concluded,
hence, the applicant be released on bail.
4. Learned counsel for State has opposed the bail application.
5. Heard the learned counsel for both the parties and perused the case
diary.
6. Looking to the factual aspect of the case coupled with the fact that
trial will take time to be concluded, this Court deems it fit to enlarge the
applicant on bail. Hence, without commenting anything on the merits of the
case, the application is allowed.
7. Accordingly, it is directed that applicant shall be released on bail
in connection with Crime, as mentioned in first paragraph of this order, upon
furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/-(Rupees Fifty Thousand
only) with one surety of the same amount to the satisfaction of the Trial
Court, for compliance with the following conditions : (For convenience of
understanding by accused and surety, the conditions of bail are also
reproduced in Hindi as under):-
(1) Applicant shall remain present on every date of hearing as may be
directed by the concerned court;
(1) आवेदक संबंिधत (cid:12)यायालय के िनद(cid:17)शानुसार सुनवाई क(cid:22) (cid:23)(cid:24)येक ितिथ
Signature Not Verified
Signed by: HARIKUMAR
NAIR
Signing time: 12/31/2025
3:19:55 PM
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पर उप(cid:28)(cid:29)थत रहेगा ।
(2) Applicant shall not commit or get involved in any offence of
similar nature;
(2) आवेदक समान (cid:23)कृित का के ाई अपराध नह(cid:36)ं करेगा या उसम(cid:37) स(cid:28)(cid:38)मिलत
नह(cid:36)ं होगा ।
(3) Applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement,
threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to
dissuade them/him/her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to the
police officer;
(3) आवेदक (cid:23)करण के त(cid:41)य(cid:42) से प(cid:43)रिचत (cid:45)कसी (cid:47)य(cid:48)(cid:49) को (cid:23)(cid:24)य(cid:50) या
अ(cid:23)(cid:24)य(cid:50) (cid:51)प से (cid:23)लोभन, धमक(cid:22) या वचन नह(cid:36)ं देगा, (cid:28)जससे ऐसा (cid:47)य(cid:48)(cid:49) ऐसे त(cid:41)य(cid:42)
को (cid:12)यायालय या पुिलस अिधकार(cid:36) को (cid:23)कट करने से िनवा(cid:43)रत हो
(4) Applicant shall not directly or indirectly attempt to
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