Patna High Court
Raghvendra Pratap Singh @ Deepu SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
Holding
The court granted bail to the petitioner on the condition of a Rs. 10,000 bond with two sureties.
Summary
The petitioner, Raghvendra Pratap Singh, sought bail in a case registered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act for alleged involvement in the recovery of 1,560 litres of illicit foreign liquor from two boats. The prosecution alleged his participation, while the petitioner’s counsel argued that he was not apprehended at the scene, that two other individuals had disclosed his name, and that no liquor was recovered from him. The petitioner also claimed no prior criminal record and that he had been in judicial custody since 8 March 2026. The State opposed the bail application. After hearing both sides, the court found the circumstances sufficient to grant bail, directing the petitioner to furnish a bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of equal amount.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the accused under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act considering the facts of the case
Subjects
- bail
- prohibition law
- excise
- illicit liquor
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23097 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2026 Thana- Sinha District- Bhojpur
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Raghvendra Pratap Singh @ Deepu Singh S/o Ramesh Kumar Singh @
Anjani Singh R/o Village - Bhawan Tola (J.P Nagar), P.S- Bairiya, District -
Ballia, State - U.P
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Uday Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Sucheta Yadav, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
2 08-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection
with Sinha P.S. Case No.10 of 2026 registered for the offence
punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and
Excise (Amendment) Act.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that from
two boats, altogether 1560 liters of illicit foreign liquor was
recovered.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was not apprehended
at the place of occurrence rather two persons, namely, Guddu
and Nippu were apprehended and they have disclosed the name
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of this petitioner. It has further been submitted that nothing has
been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. Learned
counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the
petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is in judicial
custody since 08.03.2026.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP
for the State.
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 enlarged on bail on furnishing bail
bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties
of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the court of learned
Exclusive Special Excise Court-1st, Bhojpur, Ara in connection
with Sinha P.S. Case No.10 of 2026.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
durgesh/-
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