IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30613 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-86 Year-2025 Thana- RAJNAGAR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Pradeep Mahto @ Pradeep Kumar S/o Jangali Mahto R/o Village - Rampatti, P.S. - Rajnagar, Dist. - Madhubani. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Murari Narain Chaudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Navin Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 06-05-2026 Heard Mr. Murari Narain Chaudhary, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Navin Kumar Pandey, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since 30.03.2026 in connection with Rajnagar P.S. Case No. 86 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 10.03.2025 for the offences punishable under Section 274, 275 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and 30(a) and 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2022. 3. Recovery is of 1535.640 liters of illicit foreign liquor. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that it appears from the F.I.R. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30613 of 2026(2) dt.06-05-2026 2/3 as well as seizure list that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather the recovery has been made from place of occurrence and petitioner was not apprehended at the place of occurrence and his name has been transpired on the basis of disclosure made by apprehended co- accused person and except the aforesaid, no other cogent material has come during investigation which suggest the involvement of the petitioner in the present occurrence and the petitioner is in custody since 30.03.2026. 5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that petitioner carries seven criminal antecedents other than the present one of similar nature. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge Excise, Madhubani/In charge Successor Court in connection with Rajnagar P.S. Case No. 86 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:- i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30613 of 2026(2) dt.06-05-2026 3/3 and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail. iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification. Suruchi/- (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) U T