Ranjit KumarversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38107 of 2026
                 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-157 Year-2024 Thana- TARIYANI CHOWK District- Sheohar
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                 Ranjit Kumar Son of Rajkumar mahto Resident of Village- Rampur Hari,
                 Ward No. -08, P.S.- Rampur Hari, District- Muzaffarpur.

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Ranjeet Patel, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mrs. Asha Devi, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   17-06-2026                     Heard Mr. Ranjeet Patel, learned counsel for the

                   petitioner and Mrs. Asha Devi, learned APP for the State.

                                2. Petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since

                   29.04.2026, in connection with Tariyani P.S. Case No. 157 of

                   2024, F.I.R. dated 26.08.2024               registered for the offences

                   punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition &

                   Excise Act.

                                3. Recovery is of 1017.00 litres of Nepali 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 altogether 1017.00 litres of Nepali

                   liquor was recovered from the pick-up van in question and the

                   petitioner was not apprehended at the place of occurrence and
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          he has been made accused merely on the ground that he is the

          owner of the pick-up van in question. In fact the petitioner had

          given the pick-up van in question to the driver but he was

          escaped from the place of occurrence.                The petitioner is in

          custody since 29.04.2026.

                       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 but fairly submits on the basis of

          paragraph-3 of the bail petition that the petitioner is on bail in

          the pending matter.

                       6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the

          case, 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, Sheohar in connection

          with Tariyani P.S. Case No. 157 of 2024,                  subject to the

          following conditions :-

                       (1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be

          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
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                     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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