IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14872 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-28 Year-2026 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Nandlal Rai @ Nandlal Ray @ Nandlal Ray Yadav Son of Late Kamat Rai Resident of Village - Jaisinghpur Chilraw(Chilharaw), P.S. - Turkauliya, Dist. - 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.Sucheta Yadav, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 27-02-2026 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. 28 of 2026, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 274,275 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 284.985 liters liquor was recovered from poultry form, bathan and motorcycle. Petitioner was arrested on the spot. 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.14872 of 2026(2) dt.27-02-2026 2/2 no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is alleged that 34.425 litres of liquor has been recovered from the Bathan of the petitioner, which is an open place and accessable for public at large. The petitioner is not the owner of motorcycle and poultry form. The petitioner is in custody since 17.01.2026 and has got no criminal antecedent. 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 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. 28 of 2026. manish/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T