Ashish Kumar Rai @ Ashish KumarversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42282 of 2026
                        Arising Out of PS. Case No.-85 Year-2026 Thana- FULKAHA District- Araria
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                 Ashish Kumar Rai @ Ashish Kumar S/o Lakshmeshwar Ray R/o Village -
                 Nathpur Ward No.08, P.S. - Narpatganj, Dist- Araria.

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Mukesh Kumar Rana, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr.Sanjay Kumar, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   29-06-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   APP for the State.

                                2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered

                   for the offence under sections 30(a) and 32 of the Bihar

                   Prohibition & Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016.

                                3. Out of the total recovery of 207 litres of illicit

                   Nepali liquor, 51 litres were recovered from the motorcycle of

                   the petitioner.

                                4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                   petitioner is innocent and has no criminal antecedent. He further

                   submits that the petitioner is in custody since 25.04.2026

                   without any fault.

                                5. Learned counsel for the petitioner also 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 of the petitioner for grant of bail.

                       7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case

          as well as the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner,

          this application is allowed.

                       8. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail

          upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten

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

          satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise-II,

          Araria/ concerned Court below, in connection with Fulkaha P.S.

          Case No. 85 of 2026.

                       9. At the time of accepting the bail bonds of the

          petitioner, the Court below shall verify the statement of the

          petitioner that he has clean antecedent. The bail bonds of the

          petitioner shall only be accepted if it is found that he has clean

          antecedent.

                       10. This is also subject to the condition that the

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

          Ramakrishna Math, Bhatta Bazar, Purnea and produce the

          receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of

          the petitioner shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness
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                        of the receipt produced by the petitioner.

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

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

                        Narpatganj Police Station, District- Araria on first and third

                        Sunday of the month. Any default in appearance at the Police

                        Station will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner.



                                                   (Sandeep Kumar, J)
tusharika/-

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