Patna High CourtCR. MISC./10174/2026bail granted

Khublal Kumar @ Khublal Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-24Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10174 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-223 Year-2025 Thana- EXCISE ARERAJ District- East Champaran ====================================================== KHUBLAL KUMAR @ KHUBLAL PRASAD ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manjeet Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 24-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Excise Areraj P.S. Case No. 223 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 95 litres of liquor was recovered from motorcycle.

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 rather the recovery has been made from motorcycle. Learned counsel further submitted that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10174 of 2026(3) dt.24-02-2026 2/2 petitioner is in no manner connected with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner is in custody since 04.12.2025 and has one 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 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 Areraj P.S. Case No. 223 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T