Ram Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36374 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-624 Year-2025 Thana- MIRGANJ District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Ram Kumar Singh Son of Ram Prasad Singh Resident of Village- Bhojhata, P.S.- Pachphera, District- Gopalganj.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Upendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 03-06-2026 The Court proceeding is being conducted through virtual mode.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

3. The petitioner who apprehends arrest in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No. 624 of 2025 lodged on 29.12.2025, for the offences punishable under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2022.

4. As per the prosecution, total recovery of 1.5 liters illicit liquor, is the subject matter of the present case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36374 of 2026(2) dt.03-06-2026 2/3

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. In fact, nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner nor he is named in the FIR but name of the petitioner has surfaced in this case only due to the reason that the petitioner is the registered owner of the motorcycle from which the alleged recovery was shown. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the accused persons have taken vehicle of the petitioner for some work and the petitioner was not aware about carrying of illicit liquor on his motorcycle. However, he undertakes that in future he shall not repeat such mistake. The antecedent of the petitioner is clean.

6. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail but concedes that the antecedent of the petitioner is clean.

7. In the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above-named petitioners be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of 30,000/- ₹ (Rupees Thirty Thousand only) each, as mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to the satisfaction of the learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-IV- cum-Exclusive Special Excise Judge-II,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36374 of 2026(2) dt.03-06-2026 3/3 Gopalganj, in connection with the aforementioned case, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Ashwini U T