Patna High Court
Ranjeet KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The court held that the petitioner is entitled to bail on furnishing a bond of Rs.5,000 with two sureties.
Summary
The petitioner, Ranjeet Kumar, was arrested in connection with the alleged recovery of 131.250 litres of liquor from a vehicle, charged under Sections 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018. He claimed to have a clean antecedent and argued that he was falsely implicated by an informant, not being the owner of the seized vehicle and merely passing through a checkpoint. The State opposed his regular bail. After hearing both sides, the court found the petitioner's submissions credible and noted the lack of strong evidence of his involvement. Consequently, the court ordered his release on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.5,000 with two sureties. The bail order was directed to be complied with before the trial court handling the excise case.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to regular bail in a case under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.
Subjects
- bail
- excise law
- liquor seizure
- false implication
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19460 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-148 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Kishanganj
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Ranjeet Kumar Son of Srilalbahadur Paswan @ Lal Bahadur Paswan Resident
of Village- Maldiha Ward No. 10, P.S.- Barahara Kothi, District- Purnea
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sumit Kumar Bhagat, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, A.P.P.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 18-04-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and
learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the
offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar
Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and allegation is of
recovery of 131.250 litres of liquor from a car.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the
informant. It is further submitted that petitioner is not the owner
of the seized vehicle and since he was crossing the area where
checking was going on, as such, the police implicated him,
when petitioner admittedly is a person with clean antecedent
and is in custody since 05.02.2026.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19460 of 2026(2) dt.18-04-2026
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5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for
regular bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned
counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, the petitioner,
above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing
bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two
sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned
Trial Court where the case is pending in connection with
Kishanganj Excise P.S. Case No. 148 of 2026 corresponding to
Special Case No. 149 of 2026.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
Kundan/-
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