Dev Rai @ Rajdev Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28710 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-861 Year-2025 Thana- MANER District- Patna ====================================================== Dev Rai @ Rajdev Rai S/O Sohan Ray R/O Village- Chakiya Tola Chhitnawan, P.S- Maner, District - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Ashok Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Pradeep Narain Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 04-05-2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Excise Act.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of three cases out of which two cases are under the Excise Act and is in custody since 18.03.2026 and allegation is of recovery of 880 litres of liquor from two different kiln.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and even alleged recovery is from a place, which does not belong to the petitioner and is accessible to public at large nor petitioner is the owner of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28710 of 2026(2) dt.04-05-2026 2/2 the kiln and he came to be implicated since he has antecedent under the Excise Act. It is next submitted that police in majority of cases implicating innocent persons either at the behest of Chaukidar, local person, secret information and confessional statement in a mechanical manner without holding a proper investigation.
5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bailbonds in the sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Special Excise Case No.2329 of 2025 arising out of Maner P. S. Case No.861 of 2025.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T