Ashutosh Kumar Singh @ Ashutosh Singh @ Kittu Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3305 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-276 Year-2025 Thana- PANAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Ashutosh Kumar Singh @ Ashutosh Singh @ Kittu Singh S/o- Awadhesh Kumar Singh @ Awadhesh Singh Vill- Kondh, P.o- Rampur, Rudra PsPanapur Dist- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Jeetendra Narayan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Abhay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
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The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Panapur PS Case No. 276 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Section/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.
The prosecution case, in short, is that 13.980 liters liquor was recovered from behind the house of petitioner. 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 no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. It is submitted that recovery is made from behind the house of the petitioner,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3305 of 2026(2) dt.19-01-2026 2/2 which is an open place accessible to one and all. The petitioner is in custody since 29.12.2025 and has got two criminal antecedent/s. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023.
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Learned A.P.P. 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/- (Fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Panapur PS Case No. 276 of 2025.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T