IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31574 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-224 Year-2025 Thana- NIRMALI District- Supaul ====================================================== Sohit Kumar Yadav @ Sohit Kumar S/O Laxmi Narayan Yadav R/O Vill.- Hariraha, P.S.- Andhramath, Dist.- Madhubani. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prasoon Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 13-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Nirmali P.S. Case No.224 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that from three bikes altogether 324 liters of Nepali country made liquor was recovered. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. Recovery, if any, has been made from the possession of Om Prakash Yada. Om Prakash has named this petitioner. It has further been submitted that the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31574 of 2026(2) dt.13-05-2026 2/2 witnesses of the seizure list are police personnel and police have not complied Section 105 of the BNSS while making seizure. It has further been submitted that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is in judicial custody since 26.03.2026. It has further been submitted that Om Prakash Yadav has been granted bail by the learned Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 5685 of 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 court of learned Special Exclusive Excise Court-II, Supaul, in connection with Nirmali P.S. Case No.224 of 2025. durgesh/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T