IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10591 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-171 Year-2025 Thana- KRISHNAGARH District- Bhojpur ====================================================== 1. Ram Ratan Kumar, Son of Kamla Choudhary @ Kamla Bind, Resident of Village – Ghaghar, Bintola Sinha, P.S. - Krishanagarh, District - Bhojpur at Ara. 2. Golu Kumar, Son of Kuli Kumar @ Kuli Mahto, R/o Village - Kutubpur, P.S. - Doriganj, District - Saran at Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Dharmesh Kumar Shrivastava, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs.Renu Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 17-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. In the present case, the petitioners seek bail in connection with Krishnagarh P.S. Case No. 171 of 2025, registered for the offence under Section 30 (a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. As per prosecution case, the petitioner and co- accused were found unloading some articles from a vehicle. The petitioners were apprehended and co-accused fled away. From search of the vehicle, recovery of total 60.480 liters of illicit foreign liquor was made. From search of house of the petitioner no.1, recovery of total 124.840 liters of illicit foreign liquor was Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10591 of 2026(2) dt.17-02-2026 2/3 made. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have been falsely implicated in this case. No recovery has been made from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The vehicle from which recovery has been shown does not belong to the petitioners. They are neither owner nor driver of the said vehicle. The petitioners are in custody since 12.12.2025 and are having clean antecedent. 5. Learned A.P.P. vehemently opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioners. 6. Having regard to the fact and circumstances and submission made on behalf of the parties and considering the nature of allegation and further considering the period of custody of the petitioners and their clean antecedent, the petitioners are directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise Court No.-1, Bhojpur at Ara/concerned court, in connection with Krishnagarh P.S. Case No. 171/2025, subject to the conditions mentioned in Section 480 (3) of BNSS and also the following conditions : (i) One of the bailors will be a close Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10591 of 2026(2) dt.17-02-2026 3/3 relative of the petitioners. (ii) The petitioners will remain present on each and every date fixed by the below, if so required by the learned trial court. (iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioners will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned. V.K.Pandey/- (Arun Kumar Jha, J) U T