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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23704 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1727 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Pappu Singh Son of Late Nawal Kishore Singh R/o Village - Shahbazpur, P.S. - Ahiyapur, Dist. - Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Alok Kumar Alok, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Pradeep Narain Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 01-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in the present case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, 198 liters of illicit liquor was recovered from five plastic bags.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner has one criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 26.10.2025. The petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the case/ trial.
5. Earlier the prayer for bail was allowed by this Court subject to verification of the criminal antecedents of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23704 of 2026(2) dt.01-05-2026 2/2 petitioner, but at the time of acceptance of bail bonds, it has been disclosed that one criminal antecedent was suppressed by the petitioner.
6. Considering the above, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on the conditions mentioned in order dated 24.12.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 88524/2025.
7. So far as the condition of clean antecedent is concerned, the same is deleted.
8. Accordingly, this application stands allowed.
tusharika/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T