Abhishek Kumar @ Abhishek Kumar Hindu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23673 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-35 Year-2026 Thana- PARIHAR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Abhishek Kumar @ Abhishek Kumar Hindu S/o Feku Patel @ Feku Ray Resident of village - Khuddibakhari, P.S - Bela, District - Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dwij Raj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 15-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Parihar P.S. Case No. 35 of 2026 registered for the offence under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. The recovery is of 180 litres of illicit Nepali Saufi from the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has one criminal antecedent. He further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 02.03.2026 without any fault.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is ready to donate Rs.25,000/- in some charitable organization without accepting his guilt.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23673 of 2026(2) dt.15-04-2026 2/3

6. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail.

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, this application is allowed.

8. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge I, Sitamarhi / concerned Court below, in connection with Parihar P.S. Case No. 35 of 2026.

9. At the time of accepting the bail bonds of the petitioner, the Court below shall verify the statement of the petitioner that he has only one criminal antecedent. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall only be accepted if it is found that he has only one criminal antecedent.

10. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs.25,000/- in Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Bela, Muzaffarpur and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23673 of 2026(2) dt.15-04-2026 3/3

11. As a condition of this order, the petitioner after being released on bail, is directed to mark his attendance at Bela Police Station, District- Sitamarhi on any one Sunday of the month. Any default in appearance at the Police Station will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner. (Sandeep Kumar, J) tusharika/- U T