Ratnesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21367 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-784 Year-2025 Thana- HAJIPUR SADAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ratnesh Kumar Son of Late Shambhu Rai Resident of village - Mohamammadur Bujurg, P. S - Sarai, District - Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Hemant Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 06-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that a total of 800 litres of country-made illicit liquor was recovered from a pickup van.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in connection with the present case. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case merely on the ground that he is the owner of the said pickup van. It is contended that nothing has been recovered from his conscious
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21367 of 2026(2) dt.06-04-2026 2/2 possession. It is further submitted that the witnesses to the seizure list are all police personnel and that the provisions of Section 105 of the B.N.S.S. have not been complied with. It is further submitted that the petitioner had given the pickup van to one Rohit, who was apprehended at the spot. The petitioner has no criminal antecedents and is in custody since 14.02.2026.
5. Learned A.P.P. has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No. 784 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No. 1 cum District and Additional Sessions Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Jagdish/- U T