Ranjan ChauhanversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41902 of 2026
                      Arising Out of PS. Case No.-134 Year-2026 Thana- BRAHMPUR District- Buxar
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                 Ranjan Chauhan S/o Late Laxmi Narayan Chauhan R/o Village - Lalan Ji Ka
                 Dera, P.S - Brahmpur, District - Buxar

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Arun Kumar Gupta, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Lakshmi Kant Sharma, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   01-07-2026                   Heard learned counsel for the parties.

                                 2. The petitioner has preferred this application for

                   grant of regular bail in connection with Brahmpur P.S. Case no.

                   134 of 2026 registered under sections 30(a) of the Bihar

                   Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

                                 3. As per the prosecution case, 28.89 litres of IMFL is

                   said to have been recovered from the gumti belonging to the

                   petitioner.

                                 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no

                   incriminating article has been recovered either from his possession or

                   his gumti. He has been falsely implicated in the case because of his

                   antecedents. He is in custody since 13.5.2026 and undertakes to

                   cooperate in the investigation/trial.
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                                  5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP

                     for the State.

                                  6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and

                     taking into consideration the nature of allegation against the

                     petitioner in the FIR together with the petitioner being in

                     custody since 13.5.2026, the Court directs the petitioner to be

                     enlarged on bail in connection with Brahmpur P.S. Case no. 134 of

                     2026 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand)

                     with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the

                     learned Exclusive Special Judge Excise Court no.2, Buxar.



                                                 (Partha Sarthy, J)
sauravkrsinha/-

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