Shakti Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14386 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1397 Year-2025 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Shakti Kumar S/o- Kailash Ram @ Kailas Paswan Village- Baliya PS- Amba District- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Rajesh Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 27-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 1397of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Section 30(a), 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that total 128 litres of liquor was recovered from two motorcycles.

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. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner is in no manner connected with the vehicles in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14386 of 2026(2) dt.27-02-2026 2/2 question or the alleged recovery of liquor. The petitioner is in custody since 16.12.2025 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 P.S. Case No. 1397of 2025.

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