Patna High CourtCR. MISC./12246/2026bail granted

Raj Kishor Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-23Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12246 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-193 Year-2025 Thana- GANGABRIDGE District- Vaishali ====================================================== Raj Kishor Singh S/o Late Ram Baran Singh Resident of Village- Nawada Khurd, PS- Ganga bridge, Distt.- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Umeshanand Pandit, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 23-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Ganga Bridge P.S. Case No. 193 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 387 liters liquor was recovered from the house of the 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. The name of the petitioner transpired in this case on the basis of secret

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12246 of 2026(2) dt.23-02-2026 2/2 information. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that the recovery has been made from joint house of the petitioner, where other family members also reside. The petitioner is in custody since 22.12.2025 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 Ganga Bridge P.S. Case No. 193 of 2025.

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