IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42416 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-69 Year-2026 Thana- Bahera District- Gaya ====================================================== Nitish Pandey @ Nitesh Pandey Son of Kailash Pandey R/o Village - Chakuliya, P.S.- Chakuliya, District - West Singhbhum (Jharkhand). ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Brijmohan Das, Advocate For the State : Mr.Ramchandra Sahni, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 29-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bahera P.S. Case No. 69 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 330 litres of illicit liquor. 4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is in custody since 23.04.2026 and claims clean antecedent. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to donate Rs. 25,000/- in some charitable organization without accepting his guilt. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42416 of 2026(2) dt.29-06-2026 2/3 6. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 5, Gaya/concerned Court below in connection with Bahera P.S. Case No. 69 of 2026. 8. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 25,000/- in Ramakrishna Math, Village Jharha (near Matua Pahar), P.O. Gurua, Dist. Gayaji, Bihar and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by the petitioner. 9. As the petitioner claims to have clean antecedent, the Court below, before accepting the bail bonds of the petitioner is directed to verify the antecedent of the petitioner. If the petitioner is found to be involved in any other case then the bail bonds of the petitioner shall not be accepted. 10. As a condition of this order, the petitioner after Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42416 of 2026(2) dt.29-06-2026 3/3 being released on bail is directed to mark his attendance at Chakuliya Police Station, District-West Singhbhum (Jharkhand) on first and third Sunday of each month. Any default in appearance at the police station will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner. 11. It is, however, clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not express any opinion on the merits of the case. 12. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the Superintendent Police, West Singhbhum (Jharkhand) through FAX or e-mail for its compliance. P. Kumar (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T