Puni Yadav @ Dipak Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22333 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-600 Year-2025 Thana- KATEYA District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Puni Yadav @ Dipak Yadav S/o Dinesh Yadav R/o vill- Bhanpur, P.S.- Chaura, Dist.- Kushinagar (U.P.), presently resided at Ranipur ward no. 2, P.s.- Kateya, Dist.- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Narsingh Tanti, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 07-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Kateya P.S. Case No. 600 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that from a bike, altogether 41 liters of illicit country made liquor was recovered from a bike.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submits that the petitioner is not the owner of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22333 of 2026(2) dt.07-04-2026 2/2 alleged bike. He also submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The witnesses of the seizure list are police personnel and the police has not complied with Section 105 of the BNSS while making the seizure. He further submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 14.01.2026.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of four cases.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District & Additional Sessions Judge-XIII-cum-Special Judge, Excise-I, Gopalganj in connection with Kateya P.S. Case No. 600 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T