Ramesh Rai @ Ramesh Kumar Rai @ Ramesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31734 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-50 Year-2024 Thana- HATHAURI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Ramesh Rai @ Ramesh Kumar Rai @ Ramesh Kumar S/o Ramvriksha Ray @ Budha Ray @ Rambriksh Ray Resident of village - Berai, P.S.- Hathauri, Distt.- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sagar Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 15-05-2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273, 34 of the IPC and Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022 (Amended).
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of three cases under the Excise Act and allegation is of recovery of 295.560 litres of liquor from a mango orchard of Pankaj Singh. It is next submitted 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31734 of 2026(2) dt.15-05-2026 2/2 and he has no concern or relation with Pankaj Singh and he came to be implicated at the instance of chowkidar with whom he is on an inimical term. It is also submitted that petitioner is in custody since 24.03.2026.
4. Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5000/- (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 Hathauri P.S. Case No.50/2024.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T