Rajkishore Singh @ Harelal @ HeeralalversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36620 of 2026
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-111 Year-2026 Thana- BIBHUTIPUR District- Samastipur
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                 Rajkishore Singh @ Harelal @ Heeralal Son of Mahindra Mahto Resident of
                 Village - Singhiya Bujurg, Uttar Sahu Tol, Ward Number 7, P.S.- Bibhutipur,
                 District - Samastipur.

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Mritunjay Kumar, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Madan Kumar, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   15-06-2026                    Heard Mr. Mritunjay Kumar, learned counsel for the

                   petitioner and Mr. Madan Kumar, learned APP for the State.

                                2. Petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since

                   20.03.2026, in connection with Bibhutipur P.S. Case No. 111 of

                   2026, F.I.R. dated 16.03.2026                registered for the offences

                   punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition & Excise

                   Act, 2022 (amended).

                                3. Recovery is of 590.400 litres of                 Indian made

                   foreign liquor.

                                4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                   petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the

                   present case. He further submits that it appears from the F.I.R.

                   as well as seizure list that nothing has been recovered from the
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          conscious possession of the petitioner rather recovery has been

          made from the paddy field and altogether 590.400 litres of

          Indian made foreign liquor was recovered and the name of the

          petitioner has been transpired on the basis of disclosure made by

          local choukidar and except the aforesaid, nothing has come

          during investigation to suggest the involvement of the petitioner

          in the present occurrence. He further submits that the police

          after investigation submitted chargesheet against the petitioner

          and the petitioner is in custody since 20.03.2026.

                       5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the

          State has vehemently opposed the prayer for              bail of the

          petitioner and submits that the petitioner carries one more case

          other than the present one.

                       6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case

          and the fact that nothing has been recovered from the conscious

          possession of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be

          released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees

          Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

          satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge Excise Court-I,

          Samastipur in connection with Bibhutipur P.S. Case No. 111 of

          2026, subject to the following conditions :-

                       (1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be
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                         properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court

                         and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and

                         on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient

                         reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

                                      (2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the

                         witness, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move

                         for cancellation of bail.

                                      (3) And, further condition that the court below shall

                         verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at

                         any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his

                         criminal antecedents, the court below shall take step for

                         cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner.             However, the

                         acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order

                         shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of

                         verification.



                                                                       (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
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