IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24838 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-16 Year-2026 Thana- PIPRA District- Patna ====================================================== Deepak Kumar S/O Late Dilip Maharaj R/O Village- Madhopur,P.O and P.S- Didarganj,Distt- Patna (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Roushan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Nazir Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 18-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 16 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act. 3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that from a toto, altogether 120 liters of illicit country-made liquor was recovered. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submits that the petitioner is only the driver of the toto and he was ignorant about the said illicit liquor kept on the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24838 of 2026(2) dt.18-04-2026 2/2 toto. He further submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The witnesses of the seizure list are police personnel and the police has not complied with Section 105 of the BNSS while making the seizure. Moreover, a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 03.03.2026. 5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Excise-I, Patna in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 16 of 2026. Sudhanshu/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T