IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28244 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-85 Year-2024 Thana- PALASI District- Araria ====================================================== GOVIND KUMAR MANDAL @ GOVIND MANDAL S/o Sri Sinheshwar Mandal @ Gulab Beldar R/o vill - Dhapri @ Balua Dhapdi (Ward no. 2), P.S.- Palasi, Distt.- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Pawan Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Jitendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 04-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The case of the prosecution is that from eight cartoons, altogether 76.8 liters of country made liquor was recovered. The recovery has been made from an open place. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. He has been falsely implicated in this case. There is no independent witness Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28244 of 2026(2) dt.04-05-2026 2/2 of the seizure list rather they are police personnel. The petitioner was not apprehended on spot. Moreover, he is languishing in judicial custody since 02.03.2026. 5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail and has submitted that petitioner is having criminal antecedent of five cases. 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 released on bail in connection with Palasi P.S. Case No. 85 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-cum- Exclusive Special Judge Excise-II, Araria with a condition that the petitioner shall not indulge himself in similar nature of offences in future. shubham/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T