Adarsh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22117 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-29 Year-2026 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Saran ====================================================== 1.

Adarsh Kumar S/o Anil Sah R/o vill- Deshari, Jagarabad, P.S.- Deshari, Dist.- Vaishali 2.

Rahul Kumar S/o Amod Kumar Gupta R/o vill - Bidupur, Purani Bazar, P.S.- Bidupur, Dist.- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shabina Talat, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Nazir Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 08-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek regular bail in connection with Sadar Excise P.S. Case No. 29 of 2026 registered for the offence under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

3. The recovery is of 25 litres of illicit liquor from the petitioners and other accused persons.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and petitioner no. 1 has one criminal antecedent and petitioner no. 2 has two criminal antecedents. He further submits that the petitioners are in custody since

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22117 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 2/3 07.02.2026 without any fault.

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

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

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioners, 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court-3, Saran (Chapra) / concerned Court below, in connection with Siwan P.S. Case No. 42 of 2026.

9. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioners shall deposit an amount of Rs.25,000/- in Ramkrishna Mission Ashrama, Nala Road, Patna and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioners shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by the petitioners.

10. As a condition of this order, the petitioners after

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22117 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 3/3 being released on bail, are directed to mark their attendance at Bidupur Police Station, District- Vaishali on any two Sundays of every month. Any default in appearance at the Police Station will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioners. (Sandeep Kumar, J) tusharika/- U T