Patna High CourtCR. MISC./12449/2026bail granted

Ramakant 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.12449 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-522 Year-2025 Thana- CHENARI District- Rohtas ====================================================== Ramakant Prasad S/o Raja Bind R/o Village- Magajpura, PS- Chenari, DistRohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajani Kant Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Abhay Kumar, 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 Chenari P.S. Case No. 522 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 75 liters liquor was recovered in sack from foothills and the petitioner was arrested on spot.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12449 of 2026(2) dt.24-02-2026 2/2 no concern with the alleged recovery of liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submitted that the petitioner has been arrested only on the basis of suspicion. It is further submitted that the alleged recovery has been made from an open place and the same is easily accessible to the public at large. The petitioner is in custody since 01.01.2026 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 Chenari P.S. Case No. 522 of 2025.

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