IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12957 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-280 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== 1. Vijay Kumar @ Vijay Singh S/O Late Visheshar Singh R/O Village- Niajipur, P.s.- Fatuha, District- Patna 2. Ranjeet Kumar S/O Shubh Narayan Singh R/O Village- Pokhara, P.s.- Hajipur, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Amrit Abhijat, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Ms.Asha Kumari, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 24-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioners seek bail in connection with Prohibition P.S. Case No. 280 of 2026, 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 275.25 liters liquor was recovered from Pick-up van, car and godown. Both petitioners were arrested on the spot. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12957 of 2026(2) dt.24-02-2026 2/2 the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioners are neither the owner nor driver of the said vehicles or godown. They are merely a passers-by and they have become victim of circumstance. The petitioners are in custody since 17.01.2026 and have 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 petitioners. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners. 7. Let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Prohibition P.S. Case No. 280 of 2026. manish/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T