Md. Jabed v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5172 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-4023 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== Md. Jabed S/o Md. Chand R/o Mohalla- R- Block, P.S- Sachiwaly, DistPatna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, Advocate Mr. Sanoj Kumar, Advocate Mrs. Sweta Suman, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 29-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 4023 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a), 41 and 56(b) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 259.20 litres of liquor was recovered from auto and scooty.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner is not the owner of the vehicle. It is further submitted that petitioner is the driver of auto in question but he had no knowledge regarding the goods loaded in the vehicle.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5172 of 2026(2) dt.29-01-2026 2/2 The petitioner is in custody since 11.12.2025 and has no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarika 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 as also 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, after framing of charge, if not already framed, 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 Excise P.S. Case No. 4023 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:- (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) atul/- U T