IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20797 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-17 Year-2026 Thana- Tilak Rai Ka Hata District- Buxar ====================================================== Munna Yadav Son of Late Jagarnath Yadav @ Jaga Nath yadav Resident Of Village- Chhotaka Rajpur, Ps- Tilak Rai ke Hata, Dist- Buxar ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Dr. Kamal Deo Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Mithlesh Kumar Khare, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 02-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Tilak Rai Ka Hata P.S. Case No.17 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act. 3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that from an Indigo car altogether 234.72 liters of illicit liquor was recovered. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is the driver of the car. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel has further submitted that the witnesses of the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20797 of 2026(2) dt.02-04-2026 2/2 seizure list are police personnel and police has not complied Section 105 of the BNSS while making seizure. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the petitioner was unaware of the alleged liquor kept in the car. Learned counsel has further submitted that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 16.02.2026. 5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State. Learned APP has submitted that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of one case of similar nature. 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 with the condition that the petitioner shall not indulge in similar nature of offences in future. 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 court of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise court no.-2, Buxar in connection with Tilak Rai Ka Hata P.S. Case No.17 of 2026. durgesh/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T