Patna High Court
Ranjeet SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA
Holding
The court granted regular bail to the petitioner.
Summary
Ranjeet Singh was arrested in connection with a case alleging recovery of 25.4 litres of illicit liquor from a motorcycle without a number plate, under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022. The petitioner claimed he had no possession of the liquor and that there was no independent witness to the seizure. He had been in custody since 24 May 2026 and sought regular bail. The State opposed the bail, but the court examined the FIR, seizure list and the lack of an independent witness. Finding the evidence insufficient to justify continued detention, the court granted regular bail on a bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties.
Issues considered
- Whether regular bail should be granted to the accused under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022 in view of the alleged lack of possession and absence of an independent witness to the seizure.
Legislation cited
Subjects
- bail
- prohibition law
- excise
- illicit liquor
- criminal procedure
- Bihar
- Section 30(a)
- seizure
- independent witness
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44417 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-173 Year-2026 Thana- RAJPUR District- Buxar
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Ranjeet Singh, aged about 28 years, Gender-Male, Son of Late Kanhaiya
Singh, Resident of Village- Pratap Sagar, P.S.- Naya Bhojpur, District- Buxar.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashutosh Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umanath Mishra, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA
ORAL ORDER
2 08-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Rajpur
P.S. Case No. 173 of 2026 instituted for the offences punishable
under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise
Amendment Act, 2022.
3. As per allegation in the FIR, total 25.4 litres illicit
liquor has been recovered from the splendor motorcycle without
number plate.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence and has
falsely been implicated in this case. He submits that nothing has
been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner.
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He further submits that there is no independent witness of the
seizure list. Petitioner is in custody since 24.05.2026.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for
regular bail of the petitioner.
6. From perusal of the FIR, seizure list and impugned
order of the learned Special Judge Excise Court No. 1, Buxar
dated 06.06.2026, it appears that petitioner is named in the FIR.
From perusal of the records, it appears that on the basis of
written report of the informant, FIR has been registered under
Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment
Act, 2022 against the above named petitioner and the allegation
is recovery of 25.4 litres of illicit liquor from a motorcycle
without number plate. Petitioner is in custody since 24.05.2026
and there is no any independent witness of the seizure list, so
considering all these aspects of the case and submission of
learned counsel for the petitioner, I am inclined to grant regular
bail to the above named petitioner.
7. Accordingly the prayer for regular bail of the
petitioner is allowed. Let the petitioner above named be
released on regular bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-
(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.
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01, Buxar in connection with Rajpur P.S. Case No. 173 of 2026.
(Ramesh Chand Malviya, J)
Anand Kr.
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