IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35795 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-70 Year-2026 Thana- PIPRA District- Supaul ====================================================== Subrato Ghosh S/o Subodh Ghosh Resident of Village- Champa Sarif, P.S.- Main Town, District- Darjiling, West Bangal ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Amit Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Lakshmi Kant Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 08-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State, through virtual mode. 2. A prayer for bail has been made on behalf of the pe- titioner in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 70 of 2026, reg- istered under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. 378 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from a pickup van bearing Registration No. BR06CE3742. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that peti- tioner has been implicated in the case only for the reason that he was the driver of the said vehicle. He has no concern with the alleged recovery. Further, there is no independent witness to the seizure list indicating violation of mandatory provisions of search and seizure. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is in Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35795 of 2026(2) dt.08-06-2026 2/2 custody since 01.03.2026. 5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State. 6. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and also considering that petitioner is merely a driver of the said vehicle and has no criminal an- tecedent, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in con- nection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 70 of 2026, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court concerned where the case is pending/successor Court. Harsh/- (Soni Shrivastava, J) U T