Patna High CourtCR. MISC./16180/2026bail granted

Chhotu Pandit @ Prince Raj v. The State Of Bihar

2026-04-16Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16180 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-284 Year-2021 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali ====================================================== Chhotu Pandit @ Prince Raj S/o Late Shiv Kumar Tiwari R/o vill - Panchrukhi (Rikhar), P.S.- Lalganj, Distt.- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Syed Ehteshamuddin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 16-04-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 414 and 34 of the IPC read with Sections 30(a), 36 and 41(1) of the Bihar Excise Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of five cases under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 5727.24 liters of liquor from a truck and a Swift dzire car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not apprehended from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and is not the owner of any of the seized vehicles and came to be implicated based on confessional statement of Raj Kumar in police custody

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16180 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026 2/2 which does not have any evidentiary value. It is next submitted that petitioner is in custody since 22.01.2026. It is further submitted that if privilege of bail is granted, the petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the trial to prove his innocence.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the bail application of the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Lalganj P.S. Case No. 284 of 2021 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T