Ritik KumarversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33577 of 2026
                        Arising Out of PS. Case No.-774 Year-2025 Thana- GARKHA District- Saran
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                 Ritik Kumar S/O Nandkishor Prasad @ Nandkishore Ji R/O Village-
                 Aryanagar Imamganj, P.S.- Chapra Town, Dist.- Saran at Chapra.
                                                                             ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                  Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                                      ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Dewendra Narayan Singh, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Renuka Ratnakar, A.P.P.
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   15-05-2026                  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

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

                   and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

                                3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

                   petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and allegation is of

                   recovery of 69.84 litres of liquor from an E-rickshaw.

                                4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

                   petitioner came to be arrested on the ground that he is owner of

                   the seized vehicle. It is further submitted that no prudent person

                   would use his own vehicle for committing an occurrence and,

                   thus, would create evidence against himself and, hence, would

                   get implicated. It is next submitted that petitioner was

                   completely unaware that passenger would misuse the vehicle in
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                     the manner as alleged who also fled from the spot. It is also

                     submitted that petitioner is in custody since 18.10.2025.

                                  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 Ten 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 Garkha

                     P.S. Case No. 774 of 2025.


                                                                          (Satyavrat Verma, J)

Kundan/-

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