Patna High CourtCR. MISC./10109/2026bail granted

Avinash Kumar Singh @ Abhinash Singh (Abhinash) v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-19Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10109 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-396 Year-2025 Thana- RAMGARH District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Avinash Kumar Singh @ Abhinash Singh (Abhinash) S/o Late Manoj Singh Resident of Village- Masathi, P.S.- Ramgarh, District- Kaimur at Bhabua ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Tribhuwan Narayan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mohammed Arif, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Ramgarh P.S. Case No. 396 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 38, 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 3010.41 litres of liquor has been recovered from the house of the petitioner.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10109 of 2026(2) dt.19-02-2026 2/3 from the joint house of the petitioner where other family members of the petitioner also reside. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner is in custody since 22.12.2025 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, 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 Ramgarh P.S. Case No. 396 of 2025, subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be the petitioner's own or a close family member.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed during the trial and shall not remain absent on two consecutive dates without sufficient cause.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10109 of 2026(2) dt.19-02-2026 3/3 (III) The petitioner shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence or any witness during the course of trial. In case of violation of any of the aforesaid conditions, the Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

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