Raja Ram Mandal v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17718 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-56 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Madhubani ====================================================== Raja Ram Mandal Son of Late Laxmi Mandal R/o Mohalla - J.P. Colony, Ward no. 28, P.S. - Town, Dist. - Madhubani.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Bhavesh Kumar Sah, Advocate :
Mr. Sumit Kumar Singh, Advocate :
Ms. Archna Aanand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Shaheen Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 17-03-2026 Heard Mr. Bhavesh Kumar Sah, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Shaheen Begum, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since 02.02.2026 in connection with Sadar Excise P.S. Case No. 56 of 2026, F.I.R. dated 01.02.2026 for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.
3. Recovery is of 62.770 liters of illicit foreign liquor.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. It appears from the FIR as well as the seizure list that nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner rather the recovery has been made from the house
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17718 of 2026(2) dt.17-03-2026 2/3 in question. The house in question is joint family property of the petitioner and there is non-compliance of Section 103 and 105 of BNSS and seizure list witnesses are the police personnel and the petitioner is in custody since 02.02.2026.
5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that petitioner carries ten criminal antecedents other than the present one but fairly submits on the basis of paragraph-3 of the bail application that the petitioner is on bail in the said matters.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, 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 Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani in connection with Sadar Excise P.S. Case No. 56 of 2026, subject to the following conditions:- i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17718 of 2026(2) dt.17-03-2026 3/3 witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.
iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Suruchi/- U T