Patna High Court
Pappu TiwariversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SANDEEP KUMAR
Holding
Bail is granted to the petitioner subject to the stipulated monetary deposit and attendance conditions.
Summary
The petitioner, Pappu Tiwari, was arrested in September 2025 for possession of 27.4 litres of illicit liquor, an offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. He filed an application for regular bail, undertaking to donate Rs 25,000 to a charitable organization without admitting guilt. The State opposed the bail. The Court, after considering the custody period and the submissions, allowed the bail application, directing release on a bail bond of Rs 10,000 with two sureties, subject to the petitioner depositing Rs 25,000 with the Ramakrishna Mission and attending the Thakraha Police Station every Sunday. The order also clarified that its observations were prima facie and not to affect the trial. The bail was thus granted with specific conditions.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to a person accused under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act for possession of illicit liquor
- What conditions, if any, may be imposed on bail in such a case
Subjects
- bail
- Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act
- illicit liquor
- criminal procedure
- conditions of bail
- regular bail
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21965 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-104 Year-2025 Thana- THAKRAHA District- West Champaran
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Pappu Tiwari S/O Late Chhathu Tiwari R/O Village - Thakraha,P.S-
Thakraha, Dist- West Champaran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Milind Kumar Mishra
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
3 15-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. The present application has been filed seeking
regular bail in connection with Thakraha P.S. Case No. 104 of
2025, registered for offences punishable under Section 30(a) of
the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, 27.4 liters of illicit
liquor have been recovered from the possession of the petitioner.
The petitioner is in custody since 15.09.2025.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner undertakes to donate a sum of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees
Twenty-Five Thousand only) to a charitable organization,
without prejudice to his defence and without admitting guilt.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer
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for bail.
6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of
the case, the period of custody, and the submissions advanced
on behalf of the parties, the application for bail is allowed.
7. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released
on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten
Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
satisfaction of the learned Court concerned where the case is
pending/successor court in connection with Thakraha P.S. Case
No. 104 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:
(I). The petitioner shall deposit a sum of
Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand only)
with Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Swami
Vivekananda Path, Bela, Muzaffarpur, Bihar and
shall produce a valid receipt thereof before the
court below. The bail bonds shall be accepted only
after verification of the genuineness of the said
receipt.
(ii). The petitioner shall mark his
attendance at Thakraha Police Station on every
Sunday of each month. In the event of default, the
bail bonds shall be liable to be cancelled.
8. It is made clear that any observation made herein is
prima facie in nature and limited solely for the purpose of
adjudication of the present bail application. Such observations
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shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the case
and shall not influence the trial or any other proceedings in any
manner.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
Shishir/-
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