Virendra Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40654 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-109 Year-2026 Thana- Excise Benipatti District- Madhubani ====================================================== Virendra Yadav S/O Narayan Yadav R/O Village- Laxmipur, PS- Bairiya Bajar, District- Janakpur, Nepal ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Kanhiya Kishor, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. The recovery is of 171 litres of illicit Nepali liquor from three persons.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has no criminal antecedent. He further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 10.05.2026 without any fault.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is ready to donate Rs.25,000/- in some charitable organization without accepting his guilt.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40654 of 2026(2) dt.24-06-2026 2/3

6. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail.

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, this application is allowed.

8. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of concerned Court below, in connection with Benipatti Excise Thana Case No. 109 of 2026 and subject to the following conditions:- (i) Both the bailors of the petitioner shall be local residents.

(ii) At the time of accepting the bail bonds of the petitioner, the Court below shall verify the statement of the petitioner that he has clean antecedent. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall only be accepted if it is found that he has clean antecedent.

(iii) This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs.25,000/- in Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Bela, Muzaffarpur and produce the receipt of the same before the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted after verifying the genuineness of the receipt produced by the petitioner.

(iv) As a condition of this order, the petitioner after being released on bail, is directed to mark his attendance

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40654 of 2026(2) dt.24-06-2026 3/3 at Bairiya Police Station, District- Janakpur (Nepal) on first and third Sunday of the month. Any default in appearance at the Police Station will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) tusharika/- U T