Patna High Court

CR. MISC./39484/2026 of Raghav Kumar Vs The State of Bihar on 30 June 2026

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COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39484 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-186 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Saharsa ====================================================== Raghav Kumar S/o- Late Bisho Yadav @ Visho Yadav R/v- Belha W.No-3, Ps- Saur Bazar Dist-

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39484 of 2026

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-186 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Saharsa ======================================================

Raghav Kumar S/o- Late Bisho Yadav @ Visho Yadav R/v- Belha W.No-3, Ps- Saur Bazar Dist- Saharsa

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s

:

Mr. Amarnath Jha, Advocate

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY

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ORAL ORDER

30-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short is that from the bike of this petitioner, altogether 14.400 liters of illicit foreign liquor was recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. He has no concern with the alleged liquor. It has further been submitted that the witnesses of the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39484 of 2026(2) dt.30-06-2026

seizure list are police personnel. Police has not complied Section 105 of the B.N.S.S. while making the seizure. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 04.05.2026.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail and has submitted that petitioner is having criminal antecedent of two cases of similar nature.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Saharsa Excise P.S. Case No. 186 of 2026 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Excursive Special Judge, Excise-I, Saharsa with the condition that the petitioner shall not indulge himself in similar nature of offences in future.

lata/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T

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