Ramesh ChaudharyversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23603 of 2026
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-77 Year-2026 Thana- JANTA BAZAR District- Saran
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                 Ramesh Chaudhary Son of Nathuni Chaudhary Resident of Village - Basahi,
                 P.S. - Janta Bazar, District - Saran, Bihar.

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s    :        Mr.Shweta Anand, Advocate
                 For the State           :        Mr.Mohammed Arif, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   15-04-2026                   Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   APP for the State.

                                 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Janta

                   Bazar P.S. Case No. 77 of 2026 registered for the offence

                   punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and

                   Excise Act.

                                 3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 13

                   litres of illicit liquor.

                                 4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the

                   petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been

                   implicated in this case. The petitioner is in custody since

                   26.03.2026.

                                 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                   petitioner is ready to donate Rs. 25,000/- in some charitable
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          organization without accepting his guilt.

                       6. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the

          prayer for bail of the petitioner.

                       7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case

          and submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, let the

          petitioner, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing

          bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the

          like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special

          Judge, Excise-3, Saran at Chapra/concerned Court below in

          connection with Janta Bazar P.S. Case No. 77 of 2026.

                       8. This is also subject to the condition that the

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

          Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Latu Maharaj Path , Opp.

          Circuit House, Chapra, Bihar 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.

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

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

          Bazar Police Station, District- Saran on every Sunday of the

          month. Any default in appearance at the police station will result

          in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner.
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                                  10. It is, however, clarified that the observations made

                     herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail

                     application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at

                     any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not express

                     any opinion on the merits of the case.


                                                                          (Sandeep Kumar, J)

P. Kumar

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