Ranjit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26885 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-75 Year-2026 Thana- Excise Thana Hajipur District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ranjit Kumar Son of Raj Kumar Rai Resident of Village- Basanta Jahanabad, ward no. 1, P.S.- Lalganj in the District of Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjeet Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Narsingh Tanti, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 23-04- 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) and 36 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short is that altogether 213.500 liters of illicit foreign liquor was recovered before a hutment covered with plastic.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from his possession. The alleged recovery has been made from an open place. He has no concern with the alleged recovery. It has further been submitted that the witnesses of the seizure list are police

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26885 of 2026(2) dt.23-04-2026 2/2 personnel. Police has not complied Section 105 of the B.N.S.S. while making the seizure. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 04.03.2026.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail and has submitted that petitioner is having criminal antecedent of six cases. Out of six, three are of similar nature.

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 released on bail in connection with Hajipur Excise P.S. Case No. 75 of 2026 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-II-cum-Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur with the condition that petitioner shall not indulge himself in similar of offences in future.

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