IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16450 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-523 Year-2025 Thana- RAMGARHWA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Bhuwan Kumar Ram S/o- Chini Ram R/v- Ahirwa Tola Ps- Raxaul Dist- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prateek Tandon, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 17-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 111, 303(2), 287, 317(2), 317(4), 317(5) & 318(4) of the BNS, under Section ¾ of the Explosive Substances Act and under Section 7 of the EC Act. 3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that police had information that some people were buying and selling diesel and petrol in huge quantity by stealing it. It is further alleged that in connivance with the driver of the Nepali tankers, huge quantity of diesel and petrol were kept to adulterate and prepare adulterated food. On this input, the police reached near the warehouse and they found five persons. As police reached there, they started fleeing away. Those five persons were caught. They Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16450 of 2026(2) dt.17-03-2026 2/2 were identified as the petitioner and four others. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that from the order of the learned trial court it transpires that altogether 5200 liters of flammable liquid were recovered. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. Learned counsel has further submitted that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is in judicial custody since 29.12.2025. 5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of bail to the petitioner. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Ramgarhwa P.S. Case No. 523 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned SDJM, Raxaul at Motihari. durgesh/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T