Raghvendra Singh @ Raghvendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18429 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-47 Year-2025 Thana- Ramdas Rai Ka Dera District- Buxar ====================================================== Raghvendra Singh @ Raghvendra Kumar Son of Kailash Singh R/O VillageSinghpur, P.S.- Fefna, District- Ballia, Uttar Pradesh ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Vikash Kumar Pankaj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Umesh Lal Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 25-03-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Ram Das Rai Ke Dera P.S. Case No. 47 of 2025 for allegedly having committed an offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, while the informant was on patrolling duty, he intercepted at Gangauli a car bearing registration no. UP 32PU 6596 coming from UP and on seeing the police party, the persons sitting in the car tried to flee away. From the car, 1.680 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from a plastic bag kept beneath the rear seat.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and his named transpired in the case since he was the owner of the seized vehicle, even he was
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18429 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/3 not present at the place of occurrence. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and it was the driver of the petitioner, who had taken away the vehicle on the pretext of going to his relative's marriage with his family, therefore, the petitioner is not aware about the alleged seized liquor. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.
5. The learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of eight weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge-II, Buxar in connection with Ram Das Rai Ke Dera P.S. Case No. 47 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., with further condition:
(1) The learned Court concerned shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents, the court concerned shall take steps for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18429 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 3/3 bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification. (Ritesh Kumar, J) AjayMishra/- U T