IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12633 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-351 Year-2025 Thana- VIJAYEPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Prabhu Mandal Son of Jai Prakash Mandal Resident of Village- Mathiya Mushahar Toli, P.S -Vijaipur, Dist- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Naresh Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Abhay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 24-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Vijaipur P.S. Case No. 351 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 46 liters liquor was recovered from two sacks from an open place and the petitioner was arrested on 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.12633 of 2026(2) dt.24-02-2026 2/2 no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submitted that the petitioner was arrested only on the basis of suspicion. It is further submitted that the alleged recovery has been made from an open place and the same is easily accessible to the public at large. The petitioner is in custody since 23.11.2025 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 Vijaipur P.S. Case No. 351 of 2025. Rajorshi/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T