IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46189 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-165 Year-2025 Thana- RAMPUR HARI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Awadhesh Rai @ Awadhesh Kumar @ Abdhesh Kumar @ Abdhesh Rai Son of Raj Kishore Ray @ Rajkishor yadav Resident of village - Olipur sarhachiya, Ps- Mahindwara, Dist- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sagar Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Khurshid Anwar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 10-07-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32(ii) and 41(i) of the Excise Act. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of three cases under the Excise Act and is in custody since 20.05.2026 and allegation is of recovery of 320.580 litres of liquor from a Scorpio vehicle. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and is not the owner of the seized vehicle and he came to be implicated based on Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46189 of 2026(2) dt.10-07-2026 2/2 confessional statement of Munna and Vikash in police custody which does not have any evidentiary value. 5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application. 6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bail- bonds in the sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Rampurhari P. S. Case No.165 of 2025. 7. The application stands allowed. vikash/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T