IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10398 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-375 Year-2025 Thana- JOKIHAT District- Araria ====================================================== Jyotish Kumar S/O Shri Chhanguri Shah Resident of Parmanpur Ward no. 10, P.S- Bihariganj, District- Madhepura. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bidhu Ranjan, Advocate Ms. Priti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 3 24-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Jokihat P.S. Case No. 375 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 87.51 litres of liquor was recovered from tempo. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner is in no manner connected with the vehicle in question or the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner is in Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10398 of 2026(3) dt.24-02-2026 2/2 custody since 19.11.2025 and has no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika 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 as also 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 Jokihat P.S. Case No. 375 of 2025. Alok Verma/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T