Patna High CourtCR. MISC./9663/2026bail granted

Ravi Kumar Sah @ Ravi Saha @ Rabi Kumar Sah v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-12Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9663 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2021 Thana- BALRAMPUR District- Katihar ====================================================== Ravi Kumar Sah @ Ravi Saha @ Rabi Kumar Sah Son of Uttam Prasad Saha Resident of Mohalla- Desh Bandhu Para, Dalkola, P.S.- Dalkola, DistrictUttar Dinajpur (W.B.) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Akshay Lal Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 12-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Balrampur P.S. Case No. 12 of 2021, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that 106.560 liters liquor was recovered from car.

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. Learned counsel

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9663 of 2026(2) dt.12-02-2026 2/2 for the petitioner also submitted that the petitioner was not arrested on spot. Name of the petitioner has transpired in this case as being owner of the car in question and he has got no knowledge with regard to the nature of goods carried in his vehicle. The petitioner is in custody since 26.11.2025 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 Balrampur P.S. Case No. 12 of 2021.

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