Akhilesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19964 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-183 Year-2025 Thana- MUZFFARPUR GRP CASE DistrictMuzaffarpur ====================================================== Akhilesh Kumar S/o Lalbabu Kumar @ Lalbabu Kunwar R/o Village - Semra @ Semra Camp P.S.- Baruraj, District- Muzaffarpur at Present Magadh Cargo Service , C-15 Double quarter Motiya Khan P.S.-Paharganj, New Delhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar @ S.K., Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Madan Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 18-04-2026

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 offence punishable under Section(a) 30 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of three cases and allegation is of recovery of 62.25 litres of liquor from Muzaffarpur Railway Station.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession. It is further submitted that petitioner came to be implicated based on the fact that a parcel was booked in the name of the petitioner from which

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19964 of 2026(2) dt.18-04-2026 2/2 liquor was seized. It is next submitted that no prudent person would book a parcel in his own name for sending an article which is prohibited. It is also submitted that petitioner is in custody since 13.02.2026 and if the privilege of regular bail is granted to the petitioner, 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 prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending in connection with Rail Muzaffarpur G.R. P.S. Case No. 183 of 2025.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T