IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45248 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-58 Year-2025 Thana- Excise Arwal District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Bajrangi Yadav S/o- Late Pujan Yadav Village- Semrawn Tola Khoriyapatti, Semranw, Mirganj, Dist- Gopalganj At preasent Ajnali mandi Govindgarh, Ps- Govindgarh Sarhind, Dist- Fatehgarh sahab(sahib), Punjab ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dheeraj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 3 19-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Arwal Excise P.S. Case No. 58 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 5737.500 liters liquor was recovered from truck. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is not owner Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45248 of 2025(3) dt.19-08-2025 2/2 rather he is driver of the truck and has got no knowledge with regard to the nature of goods loaded in the vehicle in question. The petitioner is in custody since 06.03.2025 and has got two criminal antecedents in which he is on bail. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that similarly situated co-accused have been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 22.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 41846 of 2025. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7. Let the petitioner be released on bail after framing of charge, if not already framed on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Arwal Excise P.S. Case No. 58 of 2025. Rajorshi/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T