Salman @ SalamanversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23045 of 2026
                  Arising Out of PS. Case No.-134 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Kaimur (Bhabua)
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                 Salman @ Salaman son of Minhamaj @ Mirhamja @ Mirahamj Resident of
                 Pachokhar P.S - Dildarnagar, Dist- Ghazipur Uttar Pradesh

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :         Mr. Aquaib Khan, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :         Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   02-04-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the parties.

                                2. This case has been notified and being heard out of

                   turn on the urgent mentioning made by learned counsel for the

                   petitioner as the petitioner get marriage on 4th April, 2026. The

                   marriage card produced by learned counsel for the petitioner is

                   taken on record.

                                3. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with

                   Bhabhua Excise P.S. Case No. 134 of 2026, registered under

                   Sections 30(a), 32(1), (3), 41 (1) (2) of the Bihar Prohibition and

                   Excise Act.

                                4. The recovery is of 187.200 litres of illicit foreign

                   liquor.

                                5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                   petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the
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          present case. Petitioner is not the owner of the seized Scorpio

          and he has no concern with the alleged recovery. No

          incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious

          possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal

          antecedent and he is in custody since 15.03.2026.

                       6. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposes

          the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

                       7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the

          case, clean antecedent of the petitioner and period of custody,

          this application is allowed.

                       8. Let the petitioner above named, be granted 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 learned Exclusive Special Judge (Excise)-II,

          Kaimur at Bhabhua /concerned court below in connection with

          Bhabhua Excise P.S. Case No. 134 of 2026, subject to

          conditions that:

                       9. The petitioner will mark his attendance at

          Dildarnagar Police Station on every Sunday of each month. Any

          default in appearance at the local Police Station will result into

          cancellation of his bail bond.

                       10. This is also subject to the condition that the
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                      petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 25,000/- in

                      Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, Varanasi 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.


                                                         (Sandeep Kumar, J)

Ranjeet/-

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