Raghunandan Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41331 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-135 Year-2026 Thana- PARIHAR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Raghunandan Rai S/O Sanjay Rai @ Sanjay Ray Resident Of Village - Shankarpur, P.s- Sursand, District - Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Alok Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Pushpa Sinha.1, 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 bail in connection with Parihar P.S. Case No. 135 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and Section 317(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. As per the prosecution case, there is recovery of 1800 litres of illicit liquor from the vehicle.

4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is in custody since

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41331 of 2026(2) dt.24-06-2026 2/3 13.05.2026.

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

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

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Exclusive Excise Court-01, Sitamarhi/concerned Court below in connection with Parihar P.S. Case No. 135 of 2026.

8. This is also subject to the condition that the petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 25,000/- Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Swami Vivekananda Path, Bela, Muzaffarpur, Bihar 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.

9. As a condition of this order, the petitioner after being released on bail is directed to mark his attendance at

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41331 of 2026(2) dt.24-06-2026 3/3 Sursand Police Station, District- Sitamarhi on every Sunday of the month. Any default in appearance at the police station will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner.

10. It is, however, clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not express any opinion on the merits of the case.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) P. Kumar U T