IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1381 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-360 Year-2025 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ranjeet Rai S/o Birendra Rai @ Virendra yadav Resident of village- Shankar Saraiya Parsauna, P.S.- Turlauliya, Distt- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Turkauliya P.S. Case No. 360 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 338, 336(3) and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 30(a), 30(b), 32(2), 32(3), 33, 36, 41(1) and 41(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 2960 liters of spirit was recovered from Truck. 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 Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1381 of 2026(2) dt.19-01-2026 2/3 no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner was neither owner nor driver of the vehicle and the said recovery has been planted for extraneous consideration. The name of the petiitoner has been disclosed by co-accused Harshit Singh. Petitioner was arrested on the spot. The petitioner is in custody since 16.10.2025 and has got 12 criminal antecedents. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 5. Learned APP 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, after framing of charge, if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Turkauliya P.S. Case No. 360 of 2025, subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner. (II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1381 of 2026(2) dt.19-01-2026 3/3 fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (III) If the petitioner is found involved in similar nature of offence in future, the Trial Court will have the liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. manish/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T