Patna High CourtCR. MISC./4328/2026bail granted

Raj Narayan Ram @ Dubey v. The State Of Bihar

2026-01-30Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4328 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-159 Year-2025 Thana- ADAPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Raj Narayan Ram @ Dubey Son of Naresh Ram R/o Murtiya - Aadapur, P.S. - Aadapur, District - East Champaran, Motihari. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nityanand ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 30-01-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of four cases under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 36 litres of liquor from a sack near a bridge. It is next submitted that petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and even alleged recovery is from a place which does not belong to the petitioner and is accessible to public at large and he came to be implicated based on confessional statement of Shanti Devi in police custody which does not have

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4328 of 2026(2) dt.30-01-2026 2/2 any evidentiary value and petitioner has no concern or relation with Shanti. It is also submitted that once an accused is implicated in a case relating to excise, the police starts implicating mechanically either through chowkidar, local person, confessional statement or secret information without holding a proper investigation and petitioner is in custody since 27.11.2025

4. Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5000/- (Rupees five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Aadapur P.S. Case No.159/2025.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T