Patna High CourtCR. MISC./36208/2026bail granted

Nurul Ezam v. The State Of Bihar

2026-06-09Mrs. Justice Soni Shrivastava2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36208 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-19 Year-2026 Thana- EXCISE JAGDISHPUR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Nurul Ezam S/o Faruk Ansari Resident of Village- Chirudhi, P.S.- Dumka, District- Dumka (Jharkhand) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 09-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act, 2018.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is a recovery of 6595.560 litres of illicit liquor from a 12-wheeled Truck.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the driver of the said truck and he had no knowledge about the consignment which was loaded on the said truck, which would only be known to the owner of the truck and the consignee. There is no recovery from personal or conscious possession of the petitioner. There is no independent witness to search and seizure. The petitioner has no criminal

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36208 of 2026(2) dt.09-06-2026 2/2 antecedent and is in custody since 07.02.2026 and charge-sheet has already been submitted.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the grant of bail on the basis of allegations made in the First Information Report.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and considering the violation of mandatory provisions of law and charge-sheet has been submitted, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Excise Judge-2, Bhojpur at Ara/concerned Court below in connection with Jadishpur P.S. Case No. 19 of 2026.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) anand/- U T