Kundan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40528 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-153 Year-2026 Thana- DARBHANGA SADAR DistrictDarbhanga ====================================================== 1.

Kundan Kumar S/O Raj Das Resident of village- Donar Gumti, Gandhinagar, Police Station- Sadar, district- Darbhanga 2.

Vinod Kumar Yadav S/O Lal Yadav R/V- Kugraul, PS- Ali Nagar, DisttDarbhanga 3.

Hanuman S/O Vinod Prasad Gupta @ Binod Prasad Gupta R/V- Dilawarpur, PS- Bahadurpur, Distt- Darbhanga 4.

Md. Nirale S/O Md. Yasin R/V- Dilawarpur, PS- Bahadurpur, DisttDarbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mili Kumari, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Indu Kumari Srivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 23-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The present application has been filed seeking regular bail in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 153 of 2026, registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2022.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 153.9 litres of illicit liquor.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40528 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 2/3 The petitioners are in custody since 10.05.2026. The petitioners undertake to donate a sum of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand Only) each to a charitable organization, without prejudice to his defence and without admitting guilt.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties, the application for bail is allowed.

7. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court concerned where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 153 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. with further following conditions that:- (i) The petitioners shall deposit a sum of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand Only) each with Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Swami Vivekananda Path, Bela, Muzaffarpur, Bihar 842002 and shall produce a valid receipt thereof before the court below.

The bail bonds shall be accepted only

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40528 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 3/3 after verification of the genuineness of the said receipt.

(ii) The petitioners no. 1 & 2 shall mark their attendance at Gandhinagar and Kugraul Police Station respectively, while petitioners no. 3 & 4 shall mark their attendance at Bahadurpur Police Station, on first and third Sunday of each month. In the event of default, the bail bonds shall be liable to be cancelled.

8. It is made clear that any observation made herein is prima facie in nature and limited solely for the purpose of adjudication of the present bail application. Such observations shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the case and shall not influence the trial or any other proceedings in any manner.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) sadique/- U T