Suraj Kumar @ Nandlal Kumar @ Nandlal Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30877 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-71 Year-2026 Thana- KARJA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Suraj Kumar @ Nandlal Kumar @ Nandlal Yadav Son of Late Jaylal Ray @ Jaylal Prasad R/O Village- Ganj Gaurihar (Wrongly mentioned as Ganj Bazar), P.S.- Sakra (Now Bariyarpur), District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Hari Kishore Thakur, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 24-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Karja P.S. Case No.71 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a), 37, 41 and 47 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise(Amendment) Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that police had secret information that huge amount of liquor was being transported and unloaded. The police reached at the place of occurrence and four persons were apprehended; rest managed to flee away. The petitioner is one among them. When the vehicles were searched, there was huge amount of illicit liquor. Altogether 736.200 litre of illicit foreign liquor was recovered. On being asked the petitioner disclosed that illicit liquor was being transported at their instance.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30877 of 2026(2) dt.24-06-2026 2/2

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It has further been submitted that the petitioner has been framed in this case on the basis of his confessional statement. It has further been submitted that the petitioner is merely a passer-by and he has nothing to do with the illicit recovery of the liquor. It has lastly been submitted that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 12.03.2026.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

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 court of learned Exclusive Special Excise court-II, Muzaffarpur in connection with Karja P.S. Case No.71 of 2026.

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