Patna High Court

Bablu Kumar @ Bablu YadavversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 16 March 2026
Disposal: BAIL GRANTED
Bench: SANDEEP KUMAR

Holding

The Court granted regular bail to the petitioner subject to monetary and attendance conditions.

Summary

The petitioner, Bablu Kumar, was arrested in connection with the recovery of 460 litres of illicit liquor and charged under Section 30(a) of the Excise Act and Sections 111(3), 111(4) and 317(2) of the B.N.S. He claimed innocence, asserted that he had been falsely implicated, and noted that he had seven prior criminal antecedents while being in custody since 15‑02‑2026. He offered to donate Rs.25,000 to a charitable organization and pledged cooperation with the trial. The State opposed his regular bail application. The Court, after considering the facts, allowed the bail, directing the petitioner to furnish a bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties, deposit Rs.25,000 with the Ramakrishna Mission, and appear at the police station every Sunday, failing which the bail would be cancelled.

Issues considered

Whether regular bail should be granted to the petitioner despite the seriousness of the offences and his prior criminal antecedents

Legislation cited

B.N.S. — s. 111(3), 111(4), 317(2)
Excise Act — s. 30(a)

Subjects

bail
excise law
illicit liquor
criminal antecedents
court conditions
regular bail

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17445 of 2026
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-34 Year-2026 Thana- RAJAOLI District- Nawada
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                 Bablu Kumar @ Bablu Yadav Son of Umesh Yadav @ Umesh Prasad
                 Resident of Village - Pahwachak, P.S.- Rajauli, District - Nawada

                                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
                 The State of Bihar


                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Sheo Kumar Prasad, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Ms.Sangeeta Sharma, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   16-03-2026                   Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

                                2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with

                   Rajauli P.S. Case No. 34/2026 registered for the offences

                   punishable under Section 30(a) of Excise Act and Sections

                   111(3), 111(4), 317(2) of B.N.S.

                                3. As per the prosecution case, 460 litres of illicit

                   liquor was recovered from the petitioner.

                                4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

                   petitioner is innocent has falsely been implicated in the present

                   case. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner has seven

                   criminal antecedents and he is in custody since 15.02.2026. The

                   petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the case/ trial.
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                       5. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that

          the petitioner is ready to donate Rs. 25,000/- in some charitable

          organization without accepting his guilt

                       6. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer

          for regular bail of the petitioner.

                       7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the

          case, this application for regular bail is allowed.

                       8. Accordingly, let the petitioner, above named, be

          released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten

          Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

          satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Court Excise-2,

          Nawada /concerned Court below in connection with Rajauli P.S.

          Case No. 34 of 2026.

                       9. This is also subject to the condition that the

          petitioner     shall    deposit      an    amount    of   Rs.25,000/-   in

          Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Nala Road, Patna 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.

                       10. As a condition of this order, the petitioner after

          being released on bail, is directed to mark his attendance at

          Rajauli Police Station, District- Nawada on every Sunday of the
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                        month. Any default in appearance at the Police Station will

                        result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner.



                                                   (Sandeep Kumar, J)
tusharika/-

U       T

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