IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56264 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-70 Year-2024 Thana- BASANHI District- Saharsa ====================================================== Gulab Marandi @ Gulab Murmu S/o Kaleshwar Marandi @ Kaleshwar Murmu Resident of Village - Chharapatti Santhali, P.s. - Santhali, P.S. - Basnahi, Dist. - Saharsa. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Renu Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 13-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Basnahi P.S. Case No. 70 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 350 liters liquor was recovered from plastic gallon near a river. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The name of the petitioner transpired on the basis of disclosure made Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56264 of 2026(2) dt.13-08-2026 2/2 by the apprehended co-accused. It is further submitted that the recovery is made from an open place which is accessible to the public at large. The petitioner is in custody since 03.06.2026 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of B.N.S.S., 2023. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- (Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Basnahi P.S. Case No. 70 of 2024. saurav/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T